Materials / Infrastructure
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Geogrids & Geo Mesh
Open-grid basalt reinforcement for roads, railway project enquiries, soil stabilization and civil infrastructure, selected for project-specific loads.
- Road aperture
- 25 × 25 mm
- Road roll
- 4 × 50 m
- Road grades
- ≥30 / ≥50 kN/m
- Railway grade
- Project validation required
Wider-market category. Inclusion does not establish ARMBAS stock or availability.
Armenian basalt / Quality at the source
Distinctive origins. Measurable quality.
ARMBAS identifies the composition of its Armenian basalt raw material as a foundation for high-quality continuous fiber. The quality case combines the mineral source, fiber-production technology and a specification matched to the application.
This category is a sourcing enquiry: manufacturer, origin and availability remain unconfirmed. The Armenian quality story does not establish this product’s origin.
Origin alone does not guarantee superior performance. No independent comparison supplied here establishes Armenian basalt as better than every other basalt source. Fiber properties are not finished-composite specifications.
01 / Dimensions & evidence
The specification picture.
Wider-market project enquiry, not confirmed distributor stock. Road-grade data is not railway qualification. Railway research concerns geogrids generally, not proof that these basalt grades are approved for railways. Source refers to basalt ballast rock, not necessarily basalt-fiber grids.
2026 road geogrid
Road geogrid TDS, June 2026 · p1–3
| Property | ABFGM 30/30-25 | ABFGM 50/50-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Warp / weft strength | ≥30 kN/m | ≥50 kN/m |
| Clear aperture | 25 × 25 mm | 25 × 25 mm |
| Composite thread thickness | ~1.5 mm | ~1.5 mm |
| Ultimate elongation | ≤4.0% | ≤4.0% |
| Standard roll | 4.0 × 50 m | 4.0 × 50 m |
| Fiber composition | 100% continuous andesite-basalt fiber filaments | Same |
| Coating | Bitumen-compatible, heat-resistant, UV-stabilized polymer | Same |
| Hot asphalt installation | Coating stability stated up to 190°C | Same |
| Thermal claim | Stable up to 600°C, scope needs confirmation | Same |
| Basalt core melting claim | >1,000°C | Same |
| Hot mix described | 140–180°C | Same |
TDS internal code TDS-AF-ARG-2026 differs from the uploaded filename. Do not treat 600°C as an installed coated-system service rating. Roll length can be modified by agreement. Applications: overlays, rehabilitation of cracked asphalt/concrete, airfields, logistics terminals, bus lanes, intersections and toll plazas. Claimed handling: lies flat, easy cutting, no residual spring tension.
ABFGM 40/40-100 — measured versus required
Geomesh, 18 Feb 2026 · p2–3
| Indicator | Requirement L / T | Result L / T | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile kN/m | ≥80 / ≥80 | 85.0 / 83.1 | GOST R 55030 |
| Strength at 2% elongation kN/m | ≥65 / ≥65 | 79.2 / 76.7 | GOST R 55030 |
| Calculated long-term strength kN/m | 52 / 52 | 60.5 / 59.3 | GOST R 70060-2022 |
| Ultimate elongation % | 4 ±2 / 4 ±2 | 2.3 / 2.5 | GOST R 55030 + extensometer |
| Acid / alkali resistance % | ≥90 / ≥90 | Corresponds / corresponds | GOST R 55035 |
| Frost resistance, 30 cycles % | ≥90 | Corresponds | GOST R 55032 |
| UV resistance % | ≥90 | Corresponds | GOST R 55031 |
| Mechanical damage resistance % | ≥90 | Corresponds | GOST R 55336 |
| Heat resistance % | ≥90 | Corresponds | GOST R 55031 |
| Creep % | ≥50 | Corresponds | GOST R 70060-2022 |
| Cell mm | 40 × 40 | 40 × 40 | ODM 218.5.006 |
| Canvas width cm | 400 ±2% | Corresponds | GOST R 3811 |
| Canvas length m | 100 ±0.05 | 100.5 | GOST R 3811 |
| Sizing | Polymer | Polymer | — |
| Raw material | Basalt roving | Corresponds | — |
| Backing | One-sided PP geotextile 20 g/m² | Corresponds | — |
| Appearance | No inclusions, external defects or distortion | Corresponds | — |
L = longitudinal; T = transverse. Reported length 100.5 m does not fit the printed 100 ±0.05 m requirement: unresolved discrepancy, not a verified pass.
02 / In practice
From material to application.
Roads & asphalt overlays
A bitumen-compatible grid interlayer for application-specific pavement crack control.
Railways & track beds
Geogrids are used in ballast, sub-ballast and soft formation reinforcement to limit settlement. Basalt grid suitability needs ballast interlock, installation-damage, stiffness, fatigue and railway approval checks.
Ground & embankments
Select aperture, long-term strength and coating for the geotechnical design and aggregate.
Railway evidence: Use of geogrid in the construction of railroads · Das, 2016. General geogrid research, not basalt-grade certification or a confirmed ARMBAS railway project.
03 / Economic value
Evaluate the whole life.
Railway geogrid research reports reduced settlement and potentially fewer maintenance interventions. Savings depend on the validated grid, track loading and ground conditions; no basalt-specific savings are established here.
Purchase · freight · installation · maintenance · downtime · replacement. No guaranteed savings or lifespan.
04 / Your project
The right grade.
For your application.
Include required dimensions, quantity, use and delivery location. Materials ship directly from Armenia when confirmed with our production partner.