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Segmental Block Reinforced Structure Applied for the Highway Interchange Project

ACE Geosynthetics Inc. - ,

This project is a highway interchange construction in the Middle East. The northern part of the interchange is adjacent to a developing industrial park, the densely populated city is located to the west of the job site, and the east is a planned residential area. Before the construction, the road in surrounding cities and industrial …

Largest Geogrid Reinforced Embankment in the Southern Hemisphere

Global Synthetics -

PROBLEM: In 2013, the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) identified the need to improve safety along a section of the Peak Downs Highway near Mackay, which is the only B-double heavy truck access to the northern Bowen area and the main route connecting Mackay to a number of inland mining and agricultural …

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Application of Geogrid Reinforced Structure Through the Fault Zone in Taichung City, Taiwan

ACE Geosynthetics Inc.

The traffic flow increases as Taichung city develops, there is a demand to extend the existing highway across the Chelungpu Fault which ruptured and caused the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake. The seismic performance of the structure takes priority to be considered. It is necessary that the structure meets the design requirement that maintains stability during the …

Chiang Rai Bypass Road Project

TenCate Geosynthetics

Chiang Rai is one of the major cities that lies in the northernmost of Thailand. It is strategically located near to the borders of Thailand, Laos and Burma, also known as the Golden Triangle. As part of the regional economic development linking Southern China with other neighboring countries, its strategic location substantially increased traffic volume …

Largest Geogrid Reinforced Embankment in the Southern Hemisphere

Global Synthetics -

PROBLEM: In 2013, the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) identified the need to improve safety along a section of the Peak Downs Highway near Mackay, which is the only B-double heavy truck access to the northern Bowen area and the main route connecting Mackay to a number of inland mining and agricultural …

Segmental Block Reinforced Structure Applied for the Highway Interchange Project

ACE Geosynthetics Inc. - ,

This project is a highway interchange construction in the Middle East. The northern part of the interchange is adjacent to a developing industrial park, the densely populated city is located to the west of the job site, and the east is a planned residential area. Before the construction, the road in surrounding cities and industrial …