Author: bitters
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Project: Rennesoy Island, Norway
Read more: Project: Rennesoy Island, NorwaySite location: The site is located on Rennesoy Island Norway back up port Hanasand for ferries. Situation before renovation Port Hanasand on island Rennesoy Norway is used as back up for the main ferry port Mortavika near Stavanger. As the port needed to be profoundly rebuilt and capacity increased, stone barriers were used to protect…
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Project: Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Read more: Project: Johannesburg Area, South AfricaSite location: The site is located on near Johannesburg South Africa. Situation before using AquaRockBag® Polluted water with sugar scam coming from sugar plantage into the river using small channel causing double problem pollution of the water and as well channel bank erosion. Free install stones and as well gabions not performed well. Facts After…
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Project: Matlock, Derbyshire, UK
Read more: Project: Matlock, Derbyshire, UKSite location: The site is located in Matlock in Derbyshire UK. Initial situation pre AquaRockBag® After heavy flooding in February 2022 the small historical town Matlock in Derbyshire, UK, had a lot of erosion in residential areas near the river and scour erosion around the historical bridge. Facts
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Project: River Avon, UK
Read more: Project: River Avon, UKProtecting exposed gas pipe on River Avon. As an ecologically sensitive site the use of traditional hard engineered bank protection was not an option and bioengineered designs were favoured. The bags were covered with soil to be able to vegetate them and fully integrate them into the natural bank. In addition, headland would cause erosion…
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Project: Darłowo, Poland
Read more: Project: Darłowo, PolandSite location: The site is located on the seashore area, east of the Port of Darłowo, Poland. Situation before renovation The shore protection system includes a group of 53 Groynes with an average length of approx. 110 m. 39 are „I” type, while the remaining 14 are „T” type. The existing wooden Groynes have suffered…
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Project: Viaduct, Cumbria, UK
Read more: Project: Viaduct, Cumbria, UKAquaRockBag® is not only used for high-volume project in big rivers or seas as can in the present project:In Cumbria (North England), AquaRockBag® was used to support a failing road that was getting severely undercut by an adjacent river. AquaRockBag® was chosen over rock armour due to speed of installation and the fact that it…
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Project: River Derwent, Cumbria, UK
Read more: Project: River Derwent, Cumbria, UKThe site is located on a reach of the River Derwent in Barepot, approximately 0.75 km east of Workington, Cumbria, UK. Following recent major floodings increased erosion of the right bank of the River Derwent had impacted upon various key assets. Detailed bathometric survey undertaken in late 2017, followed by hydraulic modelling of the existing…
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Project: Collapsed Coastal Road, Cumbria, UK
Read more: Project: Collapsed Coastal Road, Cumbria, UKCoastal road in Cumbria, North England is collapsing due to severe storms and wave action.AquaRockBag® is used as a temporary measure to support the road and prevent scour during winter 2020/2021.