CHARLEVOIX, Mich.?EUR??,,????'??+Redi-Rock International recently released the testing results on its patent-pending, geo-grid connector. Originally designed as a gravity system, Redi-Rock?EUR??,,????'???s 41-foot deep blocks were able to achieve between nine and 15 feet without needing geo-grid or tiebacks, due to the massive size of the blocks. Initial testing of the company?EUR??,,????'???s new mechanical geo-grid connector with smaller 28-foot deep blocks indicated the potential for these walls to be designed to reach 36 feet high by placing geo-grid every three feet between layers. ?EUR??,,????'??The results were far better than expected, and now we have a system that is in many ways the strongest geo-grid mechanical connector on the market today,?EUR??,,????'?? said Ben Manthei, president of Redi-Rock International. Initial testing results indicate that Redi-Rock?EUR??,,????'???s mechanical geo-grid connector achieves 100 percent of the strength of most Mirafi geo-grids. One of the company?EUR??,,????'???s main concerns when designing their geo-connector was to keep the design simple. The patent-pending connector uses dual 3 1/2 foot long pieces of #4 rebar that intertwines in the geo-grid and is placed in a specially designed slotted groove. When placed in an ?EUR??,,????'??S?EUR??,,????'?? pattern between the pieces of rebar, a counter-rotational connector locks the geo-grid to the blocks. ?EUR??,,????'??Interestingly, the majority of our connector?EUR??,,????'???s design came as the result of a 15 minute brain storming session between two of our engineers,?EUR??,,????'?? Manthei said. For more information visit www.redi-rock.com.