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.
Supporting Australian business at this difficult time is a responsibility we all share. Geofabrics has over 2,000 local Australian suppliers and we understand that we have a responsibility to continue to manufacture and to support our customer projects at this time. In doing so, we are looking after our local suppliers and assisting Australia in keeping Australians in jobs.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Good design is the first step towards the success of any civil engineering project, safe and efficient construction is the next.
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