Volume 7, no. 13 - Colbond Geosynthetics
Volume 7, no. 13 - Colbond Geosynthetics
Volume 7, no. 13 - Colbond Geosynthetics
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Their successful solo performances<br />
apart Enkagrid PRO and Enkamat<br />
can also join forces in an interesting<br />
‘partnership’, using the potential and<br />
flexibility of the two products.<br />
26 <strong>Colbond</strong> <strong>Geosynthetics</strong> News <strong>13</strong> - 2002<br />
Enkagrid ® PRO and Enkamat ®<br />
a fruitful combination<br />
The local Department of<br />
Transportation in the mountai<strong>no</strong>us<br />
area of the French Pyrenees decided<br />
to widen the existing access road to a<br />
tourist site while preserving the<br />
beautiful green scenery. So, instead<br />
of cutting the road into the mountain,<br />
soil reinforcement was used to build<br />
upwards from the valley-side.<br />
For this purpose a steep slope<br />
reinforced with Enkagrid PRO<br />
geogrids was designed. In order to<br />
improve the establishment of natural<br />
vegetation Enkamat 7010 was placed<br />
behind the geogrid, thus ‘closing’ the<br />
square geogrid structure.<br />
After construction hydro-seeding with<br />
seeds, compost, and mulch was used<br />
to successfully cover the steep slope.<br />
Natural slope<br />
Road<br />
Enkagrid PRO layers<br />
Compacted gravel<br />
Enkamat filled<br />
by hydro-seeding
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