Coastal protection

The ecological potential of geotextiles

Technical article, Applications, Coastal protection, Geosynthetics, Hydraulic engineering, Materials

Geotextile materials are increasingly being used in coastal protection as an alternative to natural stone, slag and concrete. In this environment, geotextiles, like all technical surfaces, are colonised by organisms, a phenomenon commonly referred to as biofouling. In a two-year experiment, the colonisation of benthic organisms on two different geotextile materials (woven and non-woven) was […]

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Stiff geogrids over wet mortar columns – for soil improvement of a newly designed waterfront promenade and for load shielding of an existing quay wall

Technical article, Applications, Civil engineering, Coastal protection, Geogrids, Geosynthetics, Hydraulic engineering, Materials

1. Summary The following article describes the redesign of an existing harbour promenade in the Lower Elbe area in order to increase the attractiveness of the harbour area, open up the former exclusively commercial harbour area and integrate the harbour into city life. This requires raising the ground level. Due to the low-bearing soil layers

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