Nonwoven Geotextiles

The Campeira Dam is responsible for supplying water to the city of Cristalândia (TO) for most of the year. A few years ago, after intense periods of rainfall, the dam's spillway, which was 7 metres wide, was not sufficient to release all the excess water from the reservoir, causing it to overflow and consequently the erosion of the shoulders and the dam's structure to be compromised.

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Ithmaar Development Company is developing the reclaimed island of Dilmunia on the north-eastern coast of the island of Muharraq, Kingdom of Bahrain. The development project includes the construction of a nearly 1. 5 km leisure canal (Dilmunia Grand Canal), which will be the central attraction of the island's architectural design, including water activities, fountains, cascades, and waterfalls. Dilmunia canal is elevated few meters above the surrounding ground level, and any potential leaks may become visible and are highly undesirable. Therefore, the project foresees to waterproof the canal structure with various geosynthetic products, including several complementary watertight and drainage elements either installed inside and outside the peripheral walls.

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This project has implied reinforced soil wall design, material supply and installation. The main contractor was Bechtel Enka general partnership. Bechtel Enka joint-venture completed Kosovo’s first two motorways – Route 6 and Route 7. Route 6 Prishtine – Hani i Elezit is an integral part of road corridor which connects capital cities, Prishtine and Skopje (FYR Macedonia). Together these motorways create a transport corridor from Kosovo’s border with Albania, via its capital, to its border with North Macedonia. The walls have been built in a seismic and montainous area for a total of more than 13800 sqm of reinforced soil facing.

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