<p><p><figure id='attachment_1446' style='max-width:1024px' class='caption aligncenter'><img class="wp-image-1446 size-large" src="https://www.geoinstitute.org/sites/default/files/geotech-tools-uploads/…; alt="Photograph of sand being dumped into geocells during construction of a roadway." width="1024" height="768" /><figcaption class='caption-text'> Geocell-reinforced road construction. Courtesy of Jie Han, University of Kansas.</figcaption></figure></p><p>Geocells are a 3-dimentional interconnected honeycomb type of geosynthetic used to confine granular base materials, and increase in-situ soil stiffness and strength properties. Geocells can reduce required base thicknesses and increase pavement service life. This technique is primarily applicable stabilization of the working platform but may also be used on new embankments and embankment widening projects.</p><p>