Inspired by nature.
Bilt for business.

Why Root-Inspired Ground Anchors?

  • Faster Installation
  • Lower Costs
  • Smaller Footprint

Fibrous plant roots are incredibly difficult to dislodge relative to their mass and so are highly efficient at resisting pullout loads. BioBilt has leveraged that same principle to design and manufacture ground anchors that are similarly strong and offer a number of significant advantages over traditional systems.


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Benefits

Root-inspired ground anchors provide immediate value to tieback and soil nail projects, increasing efficiency and overall profitability.

Specific benefits include:

  • Up to 70% shorter bond length.
  • 20% - 30% reduction in drilling time.
  • 10% savings on total anchoring cost.
  • Drilling method minimally affects capacity.
  • Shorter anchors for constricted sites.
  • Instant capacity projection.
  • Post‑grouting compatible.


Excellent pullout capacity in analytical and finite-element models.

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Installation

Installation of root-inspired ground anchors (RIGAs) is simple and non-disruptive.

  1. Drill sub-horizontal hole
    Drilling method chosen for soil conditions and speed.
  2. Insert RIGA
    Easier handling than traditional anchors.
  3. Grout and actuate
    Our inexpensive, handheld, equipment makes the process easy.
  4. Remove and reuse installation equipment
    Actuation provides instant capacity projections.
  5. Connect to wall facing
    Connection is identical to traditional anchors.

Additional design redundancy is available through post‑grouting.

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Our Story


BioBilt was founded by John Huntoon after several years developing root-inspired ground anchors at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His background in geotechnical design-build construction and drive to be on the cutting edge of geostructural engineering led to the development of this transformational anchoring product.

BioBilt continues its mission to develop bio-inspired technology with support from the National Science Foundation, Center for Bio-Mediated and Bio-Inspired Geotechnics and the Georgia Research Alliance.

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John A. Huntoon - President

john.huntoon
@biobiltanchors.com

BioBilt Infrastructure Systems, LLC
1301 Wesley Street
Oxford, GA 30054