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4 5Flood protection.Once-a-century events are becoming the rule.Flood disasters, once regarded as once-a-century events, are becoming moreand more common. Experts are agreed that urgent action is required, becauseflood damage already tops the European loss statistics. Some of the losses areforeseeable and can be prevented by flood protection measures matched tolocal requirements.A technologicalchallengePeople have settled near rivers and coasts for thousandsof years. River courses have been straightenedand constricted, flood plains as naturalescape routes for flood water have been reclaimedand built on, forests have been cut down and the airhas been polluted.vp StrThe consequences of these human interventionsare global climate change and increasing environmentaldisasters. Floods, once seen as once-acenturyevents, are becoming more frequent. Theexception is almost becoming the rule.
Flood protection and preventionare therefore among the mosturgent tasks facing the localcommunities concerned. Alongsidethe human tragedies andeconomic losses, floods oftencause the failure of centralservices on which the populationand helpers rely in just such anemergency.= • vr 2Natural flood plains often cannotbe restored, which is whyefficient civil engineering solutionsare called for.ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnikis a world-renowned supplier offlood protection technology. Weprovide a broad spectrum ofhigh-quality products andadvanced technology. With ourskills and experience we exportour flood protection philosophythroughout the world.We are also involved in internationalprojects, such as the MOSEproject to protect Venice.Venice, built on wooden piles, isin danger of sinking.ThyssenKrupp GfT Bautechnik isplaying a major role in constructinga gigantic flood protectionsystem consisting of combinedsheet pile wall systems and threehuge barriers, normally filled withwater but inflated with air whenwater levels increase, allowingthem to rise up from the sea bedand hold back the flood.Alongside efficiency and innovation,the most important aspectfor us is cost effectiveness.As an added benefit we offerour customers not only outstandingproducts but alsocomplete installation technologyfor sheet piling, beams andanchors, ensuring that installationtakes place under optimumconditions.
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