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Proven geotechnical methods ensuring long-term slope stability and rockfall protection.

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The Right Technique for Every Challenge

Every slope, every rock face, every soil condition is different. That's why we maintain expertise across dozens of proven geotechnical techniques—allowing us to match the right solution to your specific site conditions.

From rock bolting and soil nailing to high-energy barriers and shotcrete applications, our crews are trained and certified in the full spectrum of slope stabilization methods. We don't force one-size-fits-all solutions.

Our engineering team evaluates each project to determine the optimal combination of techniques—balancing effectiveness, durability, cost, and constructability to deliver solutions that perform for decades.

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Blasting & Boulder Busting

Blasting & Boulder Busting

Controlled blasting breaks rock in a precise, predictable manner for excavation, scaling, access road construction, and geotechnical stabilization. When performed by trained specialists, blasting creates clean rock faces, removes hazardous overhangs, and improves slope geometry for long-term stability.

Concrete/Sculpted Shotcrete Finishes

Concrete/Sculpted Shotcrete Finishes

Sculpted shotcrete creates natural-looking rock surfaces on stabilized slopes, retaining walls, and landscape features. Artistic carving and staining transform functional shotcrete into aesthetic elements that blend with surrounding geology.

Cable Anchors

Cable Anchors

Cable anchors (also known as strand anchors or post-tensioned anchors) provide high-capacity reinforcement for slopes, retaining systems, cut faces, and rock masses. These anchors transfer load deep into competent ground, offering reliable, long-term stabilization.

Debris Flow Barriers

Debris Flow Barriers

Debris flow barriers are high-capacity interception systems designed to capture fast-moving flows of soil, rock, logs, and water during heavy storms or post-fire conditions. Unlike rockfall barriers, these systems are engineered to withstand dynamic, fluidized debris forces.

Epoxy-Grouted Dowels

Epoxy-Grouted Dowels

Epoxy-grouted dowels provide rapid-set, high-strength reinforcement by bonding steel bars into holes drilled in rock or concrete. This technique is ideal for small to medium stabilization tasks, repairs, or situations requiring fast loading and strong adhesive properties.

Draped Mesh Systems

Draped Mesh Systems

Draped mesh systems control loose rockfall by capturing debris and guiding it downslope to a safe catchment area. Unlike pinned mesh, draped systems are not rigidly attached to the entire slope—allowing them to manage high volumes of material efficiently.

Gabion Baskets

Gabion Baskets

Gabion baskets are wire-mesh containers filled with rock that create flexible, permeable retaining structures. They're widely used for erosion control, slope stabilization, channel protection, and retaining walls where drainage and adaptability to settlement are essential.

H-Pile Walls

H-Pile Walls

H-pile walls use driven or drilled steel H-beams with lagging between flanges to create robust earth retention systems for deep excavations, bridge abutments, and permanent retaining structures.

Horizontal Drains

Horizontal Drains

Horizontal drains are drilled drainage systems designed to lower groundwater pressure and improve the stability of slopes, embankments, and rock faces. By relieving pore pressure, these drains significantly reduce the risk of landslides, sloughing, and long-term slope movement.

High-Energy Rockfall Barriers

High-Energy Rockfall Barriers

High-energy barriers provide advanced rockfall protection for slopes where large blocks, high drop heights, or extreme impact forces exceed conventional barrier capacity. These systems absorb up to 10,000 kJ through flexible ring nets, energy-dissipating brakes, and engineered post foundations.

Micropile Underpinning

Micropile Underpinning

Micropile underpinning strengthens existing foundations by transferring loads into deeper, more competent soil or rock. This technique is essential for repairing settlement, stabilizing structures in landslide areas, or supporting new loads for renovations and expansions.

Micropiles

Micropiles

Micropiles are small-diameter, high-strength deep foundation elements used to transfer loads into competent ground. Their versatility makes them ideal for underpinning, slope stabilization, and situations with limited access or difficult geology.

Mid-Slope Attenuators

Mid-Slope Attenuators

Mid-slope attenuators are hybrid rockfall protection systems positioned partway down a slope to intercept falling rocks before they gain full momentum, reducing energy and enabling more efficient catchment at the base.

Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls

Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls

MSE walls are reinforced soil retaining structures built using engineered backfill and steel or geosynthetic reinforcement layers. Faced with precast panels, welded wire baskets, or vegetated facings, MSE walls provide cost-effective, flexible earth retention for infrastructure and commercial projects.

Pinned Mesh Systems

Pinned Mesh Systems

Pinned mesh systems combine steel mesh with rock bolts or dowels to create a secure, reinforced slope surface. This containment system prevents loose blocks from detaching and provides long-term stability in both civil and mining applications.

Pressure Grouting

Pressure Grouting

Pressure grouting strengthens ground, fills voids, and reduces water infiltration by injecting grout into soil, fractured rock, or void spaces. This technique supports slope stabilization, foundation improvement, landslide remediation, and structural repairs.

Rock Bolting

Rock Bolting

Rock bolting stabilizes fractured, jointed, or unstable rock masses by anchoring steel bars deep into competent rock. By tying loose blocks back to stable substrate, rock bolts improve the overall strength and cohesion of slopes, cuts, tunnels, and vertical faces.

Rock Dowels

Rock Dowels

Rock dowels are passive reinforcement elements used to lock loose or fractured rock blocks into place. Unlike tensioned bolts, dowels rely on full-length grouting to create shear resistance across joints and discontinuities.

Rock Scaling

Rock Scaling

Rock scaling removes loose, hazardous material from rock slopes to prevent rockfall before it occurs. Using rope-access crews, excavators, and specialized tools, scaling is often the first and most essential step in any rockfall mitigation program.

Rockfall Barriers & Fences

Rockfall Barriers & Fences

Engineered catch systems that intercept falling rock or debris before it reaches roadways, railways, or infrastructure. These high-energy systems absorb and dissipate impact energy safely through deformable components.

Secant Pile Walls

Secant Pile Walls

Secant pile walls are interlocking drilled concrete piles that create continuous structural walls with groundwater cutoff capability for deep excavations in saturated soils and urban environments.

Shotcrete (Dry Mix)

Shotcrete (Dry Mix)

Dry-mix shotcrete conveys dry material by air and hydrates at the nozzle, providing a versatile concrete application method ideal for remote sites, repair work, and intermittent applications where portable equipment and adjustable water content are advantages.

Shotcrete (Wet Mix)

Shotcrete (Wet Mix)

Wet-mix shotcrete is pre-batched with water and pumped to the nozzle where compressed air propels it onto surfaces. This method delivers consistent mix quality, high production rates, and minimal dust—preferred for structural applications and high-volume projects.

Soil Nail Walls with Shotcrete Facing

Soil Nail Walls with Shotcrete Facing

Reinforced soil nail walls with structural shotcrete facing for permanent slope retention and excavation support.

Soil Nailing

Soil Nailing

Steel bars driven into soil to reinforce and stabilize loose ground or slope faces.

Soldier Pile Walls

Soldier Pile Walls

Soldier pile walls are proven earth retention systems for stabilizing deep excavations and steep slopes. Steel beams installed at intervals with lagging placed between them provide flexible, economical support that adapts to site constraints.

Steel Plate & Shotcrete Lagging

Steel Plate & Shotcrete Lagging

Lagging systems span between soldier piles using steel plates, timber, or shotcrete to retain soil during excavation. The choice of lagging material affects installation speed, cost, permanence, and aesthetic finish.

Structural Shotcrete

Structural Shotcrete

Structural shotcrete is high-strength, reinforced concrete applied pneumatically to create durable retaining walls, tunnel linings, and slope support systems. Engineered to carry significant loads, it provides monolithic construction that conforms to irregular surfaces.

TECCO Mesh System

TECCO Mesh System

TECCO mesh is a high-tensile steel wire mesh engineered for slope stabilization. With significantly greater strength than standard mesh, TECCO systems stabilize fractured rock, weathered slopes, and loose debris by creating a continuous, reinforced surface anchored with rock bolts or soil nails.

Tieback Anchors

Tieback Anchors

Tieback anchors provide active lateral reinforcement for retaining walls, excavation support systems, and slope stabilization by transferring loads deep into stable ground or rock. These post-tensioned elements are essential for deep excavations and high-load applications.

Tunnel Support Systems

Tunnel Support Systems

Tunnel support systems provide immediate ground control during excavation and long-term structural stability for underground openings. Our comprehensive capabilities include steel sets, lattice girders, rock bolts, shotcrete, and integrated support designs.

Wire Rope Netting

Wire Rope Netting

Wire rope netting provides high-strength surface stabilization for steep, fractured, or unstable rock slopes. Built from interwoven steel cables, this system offers exceptional durability and energy absorption—making it ideal for demanding rockfall environments.

Weep Drains

Weep Drains

Weep drains provide surface-level drainage relief by allowing water trapped behind shotcrete, retaining walls, or stabilized slopes to escape. These drains prevent hydrostatic pressure buildup, which can compromise structural stability.

Credentials

Certified & Qualified

Our crews hold industry certifications that ensure every technique is executed to the highest standards. From rope access technicians to ACI-certified nozzlemen, we invest in training and credentials.

We're also certified installers for major barrier and mesh system manufacturers including Geobrugg, Maccaferri, and Trumer—ensuring warranty-backed installations.

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ACI Nozzlemen

Licensed Blasters

OSHA 30

MSHA Part 46/48

PTI Certified

CDL Class A

Why Us

Why Choose Rock Supremacy

Right Solution

We match techniques to site conditions—not the other way around. Every project gets an engineered solution.

Proven Track Record

100+ projects completed across highways, railroads, mines, and critical infrastructure nationwide.

Quality Guaranteed

Rigorous QA/QC on every installation. We stand behind our work with comprehensive warranties.

Testimonials

Client Testimonials

Trusted by DOTs, engineering firms, and property owners nationwide.

"It amazes me how quick these guys adapt to challenging situations in the most creative approach. Very smart, dedicated, hardworking group of brave workers."

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Anthony Laitta

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"When it comes to heavy foundation anchoring and stabilization projects, these guys are superb. Work began on time and was completed ahead of schedule. Highly recommend!"

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"Definitely a five star rating for this group. Even though my residential project was smaller scale, they approached the task with all of the consideration and professionalism I could hope for."

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Bend, OR 97701

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915 Millennium Ct

Blountville, TN 37617

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