
For grade separation of warehouse lots, multiple retaining walls were constructed using Keystone TW3.
For grade separation of warehouse lots, multiple retaining walls were constructed using Keystone TW3.
Geofabrics Australasia announces the launch of Maccaferri FlexMac® Temporary Flood Protection Barrier
Improving the bearing capacity of the ground for the culvert slab using geosynthetic
Thank you for your support and wishing you a safe holiday season.
Our branches & warehouses will be closed from the 23rd December 2022 & reopen on the 3rd January 2023.
Land reclamation and replenishment at Funafuti island with Elcorock®.
Elcorock® is used to construct a seawall at Nukufetau island.
Maccaferri Dynamic Rockfall Barriers are protecting people and property from rockfalls.
Geofabrics Australasia has joined Austmine to help build a strong METS community
The Eton Range Realignment Project endeavoured to make the area safer by upgrading the existing range crossing.
Reid Park received funding to construct a walkway over rail lines near the Townsville Railway Station.
Geofabrics provides robust solutions designed to reduce the effects of coastal erosion
Umina and Ettalong beaches on the New South Wales Central Coast experienced severe erosion due to major east coast lows.
Esperance Coast Road in Tasmania was developing several signs of deterioration including deformation, cracks, and edge failure.
The Department of Defence had an erosion control issue on an embankment at HMAS Kuttabul in Sydney NSW.
Built in 1974, the approximately 145-metre-long timber and steel beam wall was deteriorating.
Elcorock Geotextile Sand Containers have a long-standing relationship with Maroochydore.
Geofabrics are securing land, sea & air infrastructure for safer defence operations
In 1940, a 45m long & 6m high embankment wall was built next to Morgan Water Treatment Plant.
Verti-Block Concrete Block has officially joined the Geofabrics product portfolio
The heritage-listed Armidale Station was at risk of being compromised by erosion from the adjacent slope.
Geofabrics Australasia have joined Social Traders
Geofabrics awarded Modern Manufacturing Strategy Grant from the Australian Federal Government and AMGC Commercialisation Fund
Our client required assistance with the modelling and construction of a cost-effective and strong piling platform.
Concrete Canvas Press Release
Environmental planning laws require the height of secondary storage bunds around storage tanks to be maintained, to protect the environment and the public from harm in case the storage tanks leak.
A new road was being constructed at a site where buried pipes were located at a shallow depth.
Geofabrics Australasia joins the Australian Made campaign
The Regency Road to Pym Street (R2P) Project is the latest stage in the plan for a North-South corridor through suburban Adelaide.
A slope supporting critical infrastructure became of concern to the Townsville City Council.
Geofabrics introduces new company values.
Geofabrics' winning strategy for the AFR BOSS Most Innovative Companies award is featured in the AFR.
Geofabrics ranks #1 Most Innovative Company for Manufacturing & Consumer Goods category in the AFR Boss Awards 2021
The Bruce Highway was earmarked to be upgraded to 6-lanes between Caloundra Road and the Sunshine Motorway.
Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre Case Study
Geofabrics Australasia Acquires 100% of Plascorp Group
Halls Farm is one of the latest residential subdivisions to take place in North Auckland. The client wanted to fill a large gully in the area for aesthetic and functional purposes.
The construction of the Queensland Country Bank Stadium, located in Townsville, began in August 2017. Geofabrics was engaged to supply and design a high strength drainage system for the multi-purpose venue, which has seating capacity for up to 25,000 people.
Watch our latest video to find out what we are doing to reduce your exposure to PFAS.
Geofabrics has partnered with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to create the Geofabrics Australasia John Bolton Civil Engineering prize, in honour of our late colleague John Bolton.
Performance of Standard and Hybrid Geosynthetic Clay Liners Permeated with Landfill Leachates Containing PFAS.
This private pond, overlooking Lake Hayes in the Queenstown Lakes District, was designed with a timber board walk through the pond, linking the house to an entertainment area.
A 5km fire track was required in central Queensland to enable access to 10 tonne fire trucks.
The initial design required the weak black soil to be excavated 30cm below the natural surface and backfilled with a locally sourced TMR type 2.5 material back to grade height.
Inland Rail is a once-in-a-generation project, building a railway line from Melbourne direct to Brisbane through Parkes NSW. It will allow double stacked containers to travel in a transit time of 24 hours or less, competing directly with road transport.
Expand your understanding and gain practical knowledge through the new Geofabrics Academy, while earning CPD hours.
Waimakariri Bluff lies on the side of the SH73 State Highway which links Christchurch to the West Coast of New Zealand. These rock slopes are highly fractured and active with countless frittering rocks which would regularly fall on to the road surface.
Concrete Canvas is the only GCCM that meets the ASTM standardised specification
Last week, the Honourable Glenn Butcher, Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water joined Geofabrics Australasia to formally launch our latest innovation SORBSEAL; a next-generation, hybrid Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL), specifically designed to trap PFAS and other harmful emerging contaminants.
Geofabrics is pleased to announce the addition of two new product solutions to our mining portfolio
Flaxmill Bay is a popular holiday destination located within Mercury Bay on the east coast of New Zealand’s north island.
A new processing plant in Lae was under development in the Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea. The lead contractor on the project noticed an opportunity to create a green area around the offices that were to be constructed.
A mine site in regional NSW, currently under care and maintenance, required a solution to cap an existing tailings storage facility (TSF) using fly ash.
We are proud to announce the launch of our dedicated Renewable Energy sector
The MMG Mine in Rosebery is located approximately 300 kilometres north-west of Hobart, Tasmania. The mine has been operating for nearly 80 years, with operations commencing in 1936.
To further cement our position as Australasia's leading geosynthetic specialists, we are proud to announce the launch of our Tunnels sector
Geofabrics is pleased to announce that Concrete Canvas® is the first Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat (GCCM) manufacturer to comply with the new ASTM product standard for GCCMS in all categories of erosion control. Geofabrics Australasia Pty Ltd and Geofabrics New Zealand Ltd are the exclusive distributors of Concrete Canvas in Australia and New Zealand.
The wine industry in Marlborough has been developing steadily since 1967, with most well-known processors now established in the area.
A private homeowner required a design for two very steep easterly facing banks on their property. The current banks were costly to maintain due to lost plants, maintenance and soil erosion.
Project Location:
Helensburgh, New South Wales
Designer/End Use Client:
Sydney Trains
Head Contractor/Installation Contractor:
Ground Stabilisation Systems
Date Installed:
August 2020
In an industry with so much complexity, getting the most efficient result in a responsible way can be challenging.
We’re excited to announce that Teranap is joining the Geofabrics product portfolio.
Geofabrics is proud to announce the extension of our mining portfolio with the Tensar Underground Mining Grid range.
Project Location: Gladstone, Queensland
Designer: Coffey Services Australia
Installation Contractor: Ground Stabilistion Systems
End Use Client: Gladstone Regional Council
Date Installed: May 2020
PROJECT LOCATION: Haughton River, North Queensland
DESIGNER/ HEAD CONTRACTOR/ INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR: The Infrastructure Group
END USE CLIENT: Department of Transport and Main Roads
Do your geotextiles have the needle free guarantee?
Non-woven geotextiles can be produced by the needle punching process, but due to abrasion and wear during manufacturing, needles can break off into the product causing serious issues for you and your project.
When storms hit the east coast of Australia last week, the impact was significant for the Byron Bay community. Beaches that were already experiencing coastal erosion were impacted further, as strong winds and rain swept away the coastline.
Businesses prepared for the worst but were relieved to find that the coastal protection system installed by the local council the month prior had reduced the amount of damage considerably.
Project Location: Maudsland, Gold Coast
Designer: Geofabrics Australasia
Head Contractor/Installation Contractor: Screen and Blind Master
End Use Client: Private Homeowners
Project Location: Helensville, Auckland
Designer: Beca
Head Contractor/Installation Contractor: HEB Construction Limited
End Use Client: Kiwi Rail
Project Location: Regional Victoria
Designer/Head Contractor/Installation Contractor: Dredging Services
End-Use Client: Meat Processing Facility
Australia’s largest manufacturer of geosynthetic products, Geofrabrics recently installed a low-pressure Kaeser ESD 245 rotary screw compressor at its Albury manufacturing plant in regional New South Wales. Replacing an ageing compressor, the new machine is assisting Geofabrics in continuing to meet its sustainability goals.
Project Location: Ohau Point, Kaikoura
Designer: North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR)
Australia’s states and territories have agreed to ban the export of waste by 2024, but what is next?
There are myriad business and environmental benefits in expanding our use of recycled materials.
Geofabrics partners with Visy to drive a no waste circular economy for PET
Project Location: Oaro, Kaikoura
Client: New Zealand Transport Authority
Geofabrics recognised on the AFR BOSS Most Innovative Companies list 2020
100% Recycled Panel drain. Made in Australia from locally sourced polymer.
Project Location: Wacol, Queensland
Designer: Sheehy Partners
Head Contractor: Shadforth Civil Contractors
The Willoughby Municipal Council were looking to build 2 new Netball Courts on virgin ground.
You can now check the status of your Geofabrics order - available on our website and mobile site.
In April 2018 a Polish court granted a preliminary injunction against Eurobent Sp.zo.o
Recycled Australian bottles helping to resurface Australia’s roads
On Capalaba Road, Mt Gravatt a swale drain was overflowed and caused erosion of the embankment due to heavy rainfall.
A service station was proposed to be built in Westphalen Drive, Riverview.
The next generation of geotextile made from 100% recycled plastic bottles.
The Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant, South Australia's largest; processes 60% of metropolitan Adelaide's raw sewage.
CW Systems Pty Ltd approached Geofabrics for a solution and recommend a gabion terramesh retaining wall structure.
In Opononi, WSP undertook a dynamic adaptive planning process to develop a suitable corridor to this important coastal roading link.
Geofabrics Australasia is a proud member of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA).
The embankment along Beechmont road was always getting eroded continuously during and after heavy rainfall events.
Our campaign to crowd source a new deal plan for manufacturing highlighted the vital role to be played by onshoring manufacturing operations. In this three-part series, we look at how the re-shoring trend is developing. By Peter Roberts.
Recycled plastics now a base for major road, rail and landfill projects thanks to Regional NSW innovation.
Bridge abutments suffer typical erosion issues, whether through flood events, backfill, undermining or even grazing stock. Hawkes Bay is renowned for its complex cycleway trails.
A three-metre diameter stormwater pipe which runs from Black Street, Brisbane down to the discharge point in the Brisbane river had become blocked. The blockage threatened flooding of over 3,000 city residents.
In April 2018 a Polish court granted a preliminary injunction against Eurobent Sp.zo.o – the manufacturer of Tiltex TM (a cement / sand filled GCL product marketed as GCCM – Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat) to refrain from infringement of Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd’s patent PL/EP 2027319 (including the prohibition of manufacturing Tiltex TM). The preliminary injunction has been final and binding since June 2018.
The Beijing National Stadium, known as Bird’s Nest Stadium, is a US$428 million, 91,000 seat Stadium that was used for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Since the Summer Olympics, it has hosted numerous Athletic, Football, Pop Concerts, Pageants, Sports and Cultural activities.
The Rockhampton to Yeppoon Road, approximately 20 kms East of the Bruce Highway is well known for its severe pavement cracking. This is a combination of poor-quality subgrade soils and old cement treated base (CTB) pavement.
The Roydvale site was an old shingle quarry which was infilled with construction waste and later turned into a mini golf course and driving range. The site has now been turned into ten commercial lots.
We hope you and your families have all have been keeping safe during Alert Level 4 lockdown. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who has been “sticking to their bubble”.
At the Pine Rivers Park site there was a concrete pipe which allowed the stormwater overflow to steadily stream down towards holding ponds in Strathpine.
Midland Sales yard was an old industrial area that has been redeveloped as part of the Midland regeneration plan. Aigle Royal have developed the 14 hectare site into a new light industrial, large format retail and commercial area providing new services to the area.
Mud-spots are a common occurrence along sections of railway throughout New Zealand. These are areas where water accumulates and causes contamination and wear of the ballast by movement of the particles.
10 m High Mechanically Stabilised Earth (MSE) walls were required to retain the fill on either side of the primary crusher at the Hall Quarry in The Australian Capital Territory.
Geofabrics provides clients with effective options for wastewater capture, storage, distribution and treatment through an innovative range. One of the local water authorities had an issue with an existing water channel.
Geofabrics Australasia is an Australian company with over 200 employees, manufacturing in Australia a range of geosynthetic products used in building our nation’s infrastructure - road, rail, mining, water and landfills.
Following the 2018 flooding at the Northbrook ponds the council necessitated a design review for a one in 50 year flood event of the railway drain overflow.
Dear Geofabrics New Zealand Customer,
In a residential subdivision in Boolaroo, a two-level cut slope reached maximum heights of approximately 8 m to 10 m. Due to the maximum height reached, the slope was excavated as two batters separated by a mid-level bench.
Geofabrics is committed to maintaining a safe work environment for our team and those people who interact with our business.
The ballast component was at the end of its lifecycle - contaminated and broken. The track had a mix of timber and concrete sleepers as well as a mix of dog spikes and screw spikes, so was due for renewal.
Since the Elcorock groynes were installed in February 2017 there has been significant build up of sand along Brighton Beach. Initially, the public were hesitant to back the groynes, likely due to lack of experience with these systems, however since construction the council have said that there have been no complaints. Many have become advocates of soft groyne fields and are lobbying government for more Elcorock groynes along Adelaide beaches.
Geologic time scales are on the order of tens of thousands of years. Rocks are known to be hard and durable. It is therefore tempting to think that a hydraulic structure made of rock should have no problem lasting an engineering service life of say, 50 years.
Clarence Valley Council required expansion works at the current Grafton landfill site to meet the wastage demands of the council.
When designing a new landfill, there are generally multiple layers of geosynthetic materials – and each material is generally supplied at a different roll length. And the GCL is usually the shortest roll length.
A site used by Kent Storage for container storage required an underground detention tank due to limited above ground space.
The Waihi Beach shoreline has been the focus of erosion control since the 1950’s. During this time ad-hoc coastal erosion protection structures such as steel and timber retaining walls, gabion baskets, tipped rock and sand containers have been employed. Subsequent storm systems had a twofold effect on the coastal area, with both stormwater flow and the action of the sea taking a toll on creek outflows. The Surf Club is a public area and a popular stop-off for locals and visitors so providing a user-friendly solution was deemed important.
Good design is the first step towards the success of any civil engineering project, safe and efficient construction is the next.
A commercial development in Western Sydney required a structure to be built to provide sight screening of the development from local residents. The key element to the barrier was that it had to have limited visual impact for residents facing the structure.
The project came to fruition due to a section of Wyomi Beach losing approximately 25 m of dunes from recent storm events. Coastal protection measures were needed urgently to protect The Esplanade and adjacent residential properties.
The Gold Coast City Council maintains an estimated 31.5 km of seawall known as the A-Line.
Gingin is one of the oldest towns in Western Australia and retains some important remnants of its pioneering days dating back to the 1850’s. However, The Shire of Gingin sports complex is a modern facility at the heart of community life.
Since the the implementation of the EPA best Practice Guidelines in Victoria quality testing of geosynthetics supplied to landfills has increased significantly. All this testing comes at a cost, but is it worth it?
Fiordland in the lower South Island of New Zealand is a very high rainfall intensity area with high landslide and rockfall hazards.
The project came about due to complaints from residents suggesting that the existing unlined swale was flooding or soaking the adjacent properties.
In 1988 the Highways Department of South Australia requested Maccaferri to prepare a design suggestion for a bridge using a gabion type facing in combination with a large horseshoe culvert.
GHD Consulting Engineers were engaged to design and manage construction of upgrades to the Mount Barker Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) for the District Council of Mount Barker, which is located about 35 km east of Adelaide.
A well-maintained grassed area utilized by a school community for sport and recreation was selected as the most suitable location for a load bearing platform to support a fully loaded firetruck.
The road pavement of a busy public bus turn-out had become damaged, uneven and unserviceable due to high levels of ground water and insufficient sub-surface drainage. The turn out was approximately 150 m long and was subject to very heavy and continuous loads.
Commencing in October 2017, The Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre (LMWQCC) Dam Stabilisation project involved remedial works and preventative maintenance on crucial and active elements of the largest inland sewerage treatment plant in Australia.
The Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) had been advised of a road slip failure near Chain of Ponds, South Australia, along a section of North East Road.
The Christchurch Gondola in the Port Hills area is an iconic tourist attraction in the region. The gondola ride from the base to the top of Mt Cavendish Summit is a 1 km ride that goes through the crater rim of the Port Hills.
A $15 million upgrade to SA Water’s Morgan Water Treatment Plant was undertaken to help meet future demand and further enhance the quality of drinking water to more than 130,000 regional South Australians.
So, you’re in need of coastal protection…
Kaikoura is a coastal town in the North Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is a popular tourist destination known for its abundant wildlife and its sperm whale population. The region was badly affected by the November 2016 earthquake.
An existing site comprising of a series of sludge lagoons were near impossible to get into and clean out. SA Water approached Geofabrics for a solution to be able to permanently access the ponds even after refilling and use.
As part of long term planning to extend the life of the mine at the Rosebery site, MMG engaged ATC Williams, to engineer a way to stop seepage into the Stitt River, increase capacity and dam safety, and extend the life of the old 2/5 tailings dam in the town of Rosebery.
The mine mainly produces lead, zinc, and copper, as well as gold and silver, and has been operating continually for 82 years.
Biotech Water is contracted to manage the wastewater emanating from a rural chicken processing plant in Queensland.
Between the Surat Basin and Curtis Island in Wallumbilla, Queensland, there are a number of compression stations which aid in the transfer of natural gas via huge pipelines.
Adelaide’s beaches are affected by a common phenomenon called longshore drift - the flow of water, in one direction, along a beach occurring as a result of winds and currents.
Along the Ballarat line in Parwan, Victoria, V-Line required a robust solution for 340 m of the rail cutting to stop rockfalls collecting in the cess drain.
Geofabrics was announced the winner of the 2018 AusTrade Australian Export Awards for Environmental Solutions at a ceremony in Canberra on Tuesday 27 November 2018.
New design methods to incorporate stabilisation geogrids into railway trackbeds could save time and costs over the lifecycle of the asset.
Around the World passenger rail numbers have been growing consistently and rail authorities are forecasting passenger rail demand to continue increasing. This, combined with continued reliance on rail networks for freight capacity, will increase pressure on railway infrastructure in the coming years, especially in terms of track reliability.
Geofabrics was approached by Brian Perry Civil Ltd for a material that would protect the fibreglass stormwater outfall pipe from being damaged by the rip-rap that is to be placed around the outer circumference.
In Orange, New South Wales, there was a requirement for long term vegetation control on the road edge next to a crash barrier.
The site was an ongoing maintenance problem in terms of erosion and vegetation control. Due to the proximity of the slope to the crash barriers and tight access corridor from the road, frequent maintenance was deemed dangerous for the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) crew.
Fishing from the shoreline of Munna Point has been a favorite past time of the holiday makers using the Noosa River Holiday Park which since the 1920’s. Recently the water’s edge at Munna Point has experienced severe erosion to the point in which the council had to fence off this part of the beach to ensure public safety.
The risk of Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) Bentonite erosion when installed beneath exposed Geomembranes has been a regular topic in the public domain over the past few years. Based on studies at the Queens University QUELTS site, the conclusion is that if traditional GCLs are installed below exposed Geomembranes, daily temperature variations create an environment that leads to downslope bentonite erosion and loss of GCL performance.
The QUELTS study described certain GCL types that provided resistance to erosion and ensuing public discussion has focused on these product parameters in isolation. It is worth a review with some updated findings, to ensure that any design process implemented to solve GCL bentonite erosion, does not compromise long term performance of the hydraulic barrier.
The City of Rockingham upgraded and extended Mundijong Road in 2013 to form Kulija road. More than $6 million in Federal funding was secured by the City of Rockingham to help build the 5 kilometre extension connecting the Kwinana Freeway, at the Baldivis Road exit, to Mandurah and Dixon roads.
This new road is a vital road corridor from the Kwinana Freeway to Rockingham’s city centre which will improve access to the region’s commercial and industrial areas.
Erosion problems started to occur soon after completion due to an uncontrolled flow from a piped outlet system that was washing sand and soils down an 80 m long slope of approximately 8.75% grade causing major channel erosion. More erosion was occurring on road side embankment slopes due to water runoff from the unkerbed road travelling down embankment slopes next to the road.
When it comes to stabilizing the subgrades that serve as the foundations for our pavements, cost, time, and lifespan are key considerations for the methods used by contractors. Chemical stabilization has recently become a popular choice among many contractors, but does this increase in popularity rest on misunderstandings about the cost savings and ease of use of this method? It’s time we debunk a few of the myths surrounding the benefits of chemical stabilization and examine how mechanical stabilization with geogrids might be a more effective solution. While geogrids may not always have the lowest initial cost compared to lime and cement stabilization, you may find this method makes the most sense in the long run.
Anglesea Landfill, operating since 1974, is a Type 2 ‘valley fill’ landfill accepting approximately 20,000 tonnes of waste including putrescible waste, solid inert waste and fill material.
A section of the SH1 in the South Island of New Zealand carries heavy commercial vehicles through the region.
On the 30th of October 2018 Will Gates presented his paper Resilience of Australian polymer-modified powdered sodium bentonite geosynthetic clay liners to downslope bentonite erosion at the 8th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics in Hangzhou, Ch
In March 2010, Roma experienced its worst floods in over 100 years. Flooding also occurred in April 2011, a year of record rainfall in Roma. In early February 2012, Roma was devastated by its worst floods in history, eclipsing the level reached in 2010. There were 444 homes inundated, twice as many as were flooded in the two previous years. After three successive years of flooding, residents were unable to obtain insurance from some insurers unless action was taken to mitigate the flood risk in Roma. Previous flood mitigation was insufficient for the level of flooding being experienced.
Geofabrics was approached by Roadtek in Brisbane for some possible solutions regarding a problem at a site on Southern Cross Way, Brisbane. A stormwater drain had the issue of water being unable to drain away from the outlet.
Located in South Australia, this mine site had aggressive waste-water needing to be contained. For this application, a leakage of the lining system can cause damage and ultimately cause failure of the storage.
In a time-constrained environment, when faced with many requests for product approvals, the key question then becomes what parameters should a designer consider when asked to approve alternatives presented by contractors, particularly when contractors are trying to optimise the product purchase cost and keep construction costs down?
When culverts beneath a rail line are replaced, operators often struggle to construct a firm base for the culvert base to be founded especially when in majority of cases the subgrade materials are of inferior quality. Deep excavations and backfill are often required which is time consuming and could potentially prolong the closedown timeframe. The Presto GEOWEB® load support system will provide rail operators an economical and time saving solution by reducing both the excavation and backfill requirements.
Fouled or contaminated railway ballast is material recovered from the formation containing broken ballast particles, soil fines and other contaminants deposited during normal rail operations. The disposal of this material is an issue for many rail authorities as it may contain hazardous hyd
Much of the 40,000km of rail track traversing our great Australian land was constructed at a time when minimal engineering input was considered and therefore much of it is built upon low quality formations which over time has settled, deformed and lost much of its load bearing capacity.
Rail in NZ runs over a prepared subgrade with adequate subsoil drainage installed parallel to the line, this is then topped with a typical AP100mm broken face hard ballast rock.
National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in NSW has a long coastline with developed infrastructure that is subject to storms eroding the foreshore and ultimately the infrastructure. The beach front erosion caused the popular Bonnie Vale Campground to be reduced in size.
The Saptashrungi gad is located in the East-West range of Shyadri mountains, approximately 65 km from Nashik. It is one of the most visited religious sites for pilgrims coming from neighbouring states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat.
Australian Landfill Regulatory Guidelines place the world’s most stringent controls on geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) manufacturing and quality control from site. Recent specifications were written to build on the Geosynthetic Research Institute-GCL guidelines that were ideal for their time (achieving consensus alone is a remarkable result) but could simply not foresee the demands on GCL design that have arisen in the past decade. Recognizing this, regulatory bodies in the Australian landfill space engaged with key industry expertise to introduce performance requirements that reveal much more about GCLs than basic index testing standards, driven by modern demands in our challenging climate with complex leachates. This has resulted in GCL types in Australia that have different levels of quality when compared to products supplied in overseas markets.
In January of 2018 Concrete Canvas was used by Cowra Council in New South Wales to rectify a failed open drain following a substantial rainfall event. The heavy rainfall event led to undercutting and eventual failure of the existing corrugated steel drain.
The Yancoal Australia Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) is a multi-pit open-cut mine producing more than 13 million tonnes of thermal coal and semi-soft coking coal using dragline truck and shovel methodology.
Traditional theories suggest that water ingress into soils under a pavement will over wet the natural subgrade to its soaked CBR state and therefore induce heaving or create a softened support for the pavement.
In the case of SR27a and SR30, south of Kaikoura, there was very little space between the cliff face and the rail and road corridor, meaning a rockfall protection solution had to be able to provide sufficient protection with very little runoff area.
Kaikoura is a coastal town in the North Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is a popular tourist destination known for its abundant wildlife and its year round sperm whale population. The region was badly affected by an earthquake in the November 2016. At the P1A site, the first of ten major slips north of Kaikoura, there was sufficient space to install a low maintenance landslide and rockfall protection solution in the form of a rockfilled face Green Terramesh Bund.
As part of this new residential development an overland flow path, stormwater basin and wetland area had to be protected against erosion as part of the development’s resource consents.
A gabion lined water course / wetland flow path was required for 1 in 100-year storm events for this new residential development. The channel is designed to cope with high water flow in heavy rain events hence the need for protection of the channels side walls using genuine Maccaferri gabion baskets.
The design and build of a Modular Rockfall Protection Wall (MRPW) for the Kaikoura Earthquake Response project was a team effort driven by the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR); including Fulton Hogan, Stahlton Engineered Concrete and Geofabrics.
The region was badly affected by an earthquake on November 2016. The magnitude 7.8(Mw) earthquake caused landslides and rockfall along the coastal road of State Highway, SH1. The state highway links the town north of Kaikoura to Blenheim and south to Christchurch and at the same time serves as a major tourist route with its scenic view along the coast. Rail corridor also sits along the side of the SH1 responsible as a major transportation mode to bring goods in from Picton.
QR and Civil Engineers throughout the country face difficult engineering problems daily, but when they can partner with trusted experts in geosynthetics, solutions which were not possible 20 years ago can now be realised.
Worldwide, it is estimated that there are an average of two tailings dam failures every year[i]. In Australia, the regulatory environment has made it extremely difficult to build a new dam. These are indications that current practice is not working to the level required. Not only can tailings storage work better, but it can also be done economically.
The new 11 storey Ei8ht Apartment building on South Esplanade on the Glenelg Foreshore created a unique engineering problem for the project team.
During the past 20 years there has been a great deal of interest in obsoleting the use of welded wire mesh for underground secondary roof support applications.
Welded wire mesh has inherent issues with material handling, related to unusable material loss, personal injuries and installed longevity. Mines report that for every ten welded wire panels transported underground, one cannot be installed. Injuries associated with welded wire mesh installation range from shoulder and back sprains to hand and facial punctures.
Geofabrics New Zealand Ltd were proud to be awarded the Images Award at the Civil Contractors Federation Hawkes Bay 23rd Annual Dinner and Awards on Friday night which was attended by an excess of 130 people. Congratulations, to Robert Fris who accepted the award for Geofabrics and Annie as
In April 2017 a consultant enquired about the use of a GCCM (Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite mat) in rehabilitating an eroding drainage channel for a local government authority, which they thought would be an economical solution to their problem. The channel was to be 3.2 m wide crest to crest and 100 m long. The objective was for the channel to be installed up stream of a new guardrail installation and to protect the new guardrail footings from being scoured in the event of a heavy rainfall event.
Our client manufactures superphosphate at an Australian plant.
Fluid storage tanks have many applications within the mining industry including at well heads and fluid processing facilities, for irrigation water storage, dust suppression water storage, construction water, potable water and grey water at camps. They are also suitable for wash down bays.
Our client used bidim C Range conductive geotextile as part of its lining containment system on two double lined brine water storage tanks to deliver significant savings in design time, construction time, expenditure and environmental impacts compared with traditional regulated dam construction.
Appointed by the Western Australian State Government under a PPP design, build, maintain contract the EduWest Project Co are tasked with delivering four new primary schools and two new high schools in and around Perth.
A forestry access harvest road was required into a private block in Glengarry, Hawkes Bay.
Gisborne is one of the regions in New Zealand that relies heavily on forestry as its main export via the Port of Gisborne.
WT Partnership’s report, Track Formation Rehabilitation Options (Geofabrics) – Cost Options and Whole of Life Comparisons (June 2016), was carried out comparing a range of different scenarios using Geosynthetics and comparing them to conventional track formation practices which do not utilise Geosynthetic solutions.
The study investigated a 200 metre long section of track renewal over a 40 year life span and made conservative assumptions around total replacement costs. The study investigated three capital works life span replacement intervals: 15, 20 and 25 years. These intervals can be considered conservative as geosynthetics have proven to contribute to the performance of rail lines for intervals in excess of these time frames.
This suburban NSW Wastewater Treatment Plant has a capacity of up to 18 mega Litres per day servicing up to approximately 75,000 people. For normal operations, the plant makes use of 2 belt filter presses to dewater biosolids to 14-17 percent solids. The biosolids are removed by truck daily to be sent to land crops and sugar cane farms.
In April 2015, Concrete Canvas GCCM was used to line a ditch next to the new Bexhill to Hastings link road.
South Australia Cricket Association (SACA) and Adelaide City Council recently collaborated on the redevelopment of Narnungga (Park 25) which will include a new multi-purpose sports pavilion to replace the existing sporting clubhouses, improved cricket and football fields and a floodlit beach sports facility.
One of the biggest issues historically with the football/cricket field had been its undulating surface and poor drainage. This was in part due to the clay type soils typical of this region coupled with poor natural drainage. Therefore one of the most important aspects of the project was ensuring that the drainage was significantly improved to ensure excellent ongoing playing conditions during the wet and dry season for both SACA and the local South Australian Amateur Football league.