For Zeeland dikes, a new way of reinforcing with pins is an option in the future. So says expert Martin Schepers. However, the technique being used for the first time in Amsterdam must first be testedfurther.
It amounts to nailing the embankment to the subsoil from the inside with huge steel pins.
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