Geocomposite solution for container park in Mauritius
TenCate Geosynthetics EMEA stabilized the platform for the Mauritius Container Terminal (MCT) with the geocomposite solution, TenCate Rock PEC 55-55.
NAUE geosynthetics secure German road embankment over old mining area
Photograph courtesy of NAUE The German federal highway B91 between the cities of Deuben and Werschen in Germany is a collector road with access to the A9 motorway. The subsoil risks resulting from past lignite mining activities represent an enormous challenge in the region. Subsidence has occurred regularly. Solution In the area of a bridge [...]
Deploying a geosynthetic mattress ballast layer at an ore-processing site
FIGURE 1 GBL installed on the side slope and suitably ballasted with UV-resistant sandbags and rope. The GBL is white due to the exposed nonwoven geotextile stitched to the underlying black woven geotextile. New applications of geosynthetics are being found that form from overlaps of existing functions, such as protection, separation, filtration and [...]
