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The use of geosynthetics to carry out protection over the highland beach of Zhuoshui River

ACE Geosynthetics Inc. Taichung City, - ,

This project is located in Central Taiwan, at the downstream of the flood plain of Zhuoshui river. The high flow period is from May to October, therefore its defense flood levels are up to 24,000 m3/s. The annual rainfall in the mountain catchment area reaches 2,000 to 3,000 mm. Therefore, this phenomenon is prone to …

Tucson Water Clearwell Rehabilitation and Replacement Project

Colorado Lining International Inc. Parker, CO -

This substantial rehabilitation of Tucson’s water delivery system included the lining system removal and installation, roof replacement, and many other elements. The liner system installation required synthetic rubber liner for the first of two cells totaling 207,000 square feet inside Clearwell. The new lining system was built out of custom fabricated panels to fit between …

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Composite Geotextile Reinforced Green Wall System, Malaysia

TenCate Geosynthetics Americas Pendergrass, GA

This project involved the redevelopment of a previous aircraft maintenance depot into a new airbase. To maximize the effectiveness of the land usage and create a flat site large enough for the apron and taxiway, 200m long and 14.5m high geotextile reinforced green wall was constructed for a platform extension. Length of steep slope = …

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

Propex GeoSolutions Chattanooga, TN

The purpose of the project was to stabilize 1,000 sq. yds. of slope that was adjacent to busy runway. The stabilization material had to be geotechnically engineered to provide surficial stability against a four foot failure and the matting needed to be durable and resilient up to 50 year design life. To meet this criteria, …

New Orleans Levee Armoring

Propex GeoSolutions Chattanooga, TN

The specifications of the project was to supply high performance turf reinforcement mat (HPTRM) that provided improved erosion control to the top and side slopes of levees included in the Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) embarked on one of the largest and most comprehensive public works …

The use of geosynthetics to carry out protection over the highland beach of Zhuoshui River

ACE Geosynthetics Inc. Taichung City, - ,

This project is located in Central Taiwan, at the downstream of the flood plain of Zhuoshui river. The high flow period is from May to October, therefore its defense flood levels are up to 24,000 m3/s. The annual rainfall in the mountain catchment area reaches 2,000 to 3,000 mm. Therefore, this phenomenon is prone to …

Tucson Water Clearwell Rehabilitation and Replacement Project

Colorado Lining International Inc. Parker, CO -

This substantial rehabilitation of Tucson’s water delivery system included the lining system removal and installation, roof replacement, and many other elements. The liner system installation required synthetic rubber liner for the first of two cells totaling 207,000 square feet inside Clearwell. The new lining system was built out of custom fabricated panels to fit between …

Use geotextile tube successfully to eliminate the foundation instability of a submerged breakwater near Taichung Harbor

ACE Geosynthetics Inc. Taichung City,

The project is located near Taichung harbor in central Taiwan. Due to the coastal structure is often subjected to the momentary impact of the wave strength, the seawall of embankment is gradually eroded and the buildings as well as facilities which are constructed near the area are often partially destroyed by affecting the normal life …