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Overview Installation Applications
Shoreline Protection
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For centuries, man has fought the power of water.
Geotube® Shoreline Protection
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And, more often than not, water has won.
Geotube® Shoreline Protection
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Geotube® Shoreline Protection
But there is a way to protect shorelines against erosion, build waterfront structures, and even create new land. . .
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Geotube® Shoreline Protection
A way that’s almost invisible. . .
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Geotube® Shoreline Protection
A short or long term solution. . .
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Geotube® Shoreline Protection
That’s very cost-effective.
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Geotube® Shoreline Protection
A technology proven in applications around the world.
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Geotube® Shoreline Protection
So accepted that our brand is the recognized name.
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Geotube® units are constructed of a specially engineered textile designed for shoreline protection. 
They retain fill material while allowing water to permeate through the Geotube® wall.
What Is Geotube® Technology?
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Geotube® containers are custom fabricated with seaming techniques that resist pressures during pumping operations. 
Geotube®, Geobag®, and Geocontainer® are registered trademarks of TenCate.
What Is Geotube® Technology?
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Minimum impact on the environment
Beneficial use for dredged material
Cost effective.
Benefits of Geotube® Technology
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No special equipment required
Custom site specific fabrication
Low maintenance.
Benefits of Geotube® Technology
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First Geotube® unit installed in 1962.
150 + miles of shoreline protected
Contained several million cubic yards of dredged material.
Geotube® Facts
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First tested as dike reconstruction and shoreline protection.
Geotube® Facts
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Technology has restored dozens of wetland habitats.
Saved millions of dollars in valuable property.
Installed worldwide, in over 50 countries.
Geotube® Facts
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Geotube® Installation Methods
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Most common method of filling tubes. 
Dredge Method
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Pumping methods can be modified to comply with local permits or site limitations.
Alternative Pumping Methods
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When fill material is not available at site, sand can be imported and filled using the hopper method. 
Hopper Method
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Where large pumping equipment is not available small hand held equipment can be used for filling.
Hand Dredge Method
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Mechanical means of filling Geocontainer® units or Geobag® units.
Dry Fill Method
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Sand Dune Core
Wetlands Creation
Breakwaters
Jetties
Underwater Structures
Diversion Dikes
Island Creation
Applications
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Sand Dune Cores
Projects:
 Atlantic City, New Jersey
 Sea Isle City, New Jersey
 Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
 Bondi Beach, Sydney
 UnoCal, California
Typical Sand Dune Reinforcement Design
Geotube® Marine Applications
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5,000 lin. feet of Geotube® containers installed to protect the Boardwalk and billions of dollars in real estate. 
Atlantic City, NJ
Installed 1994
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Geotube® unit filled to a height of 6 feet with beach sand.
Atlantic City, NJ
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Geotube® unit covered with sand and vegetated with dune grass to give the appearance of a natural dune.
Atlantic City, NJ
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Following heavy storm activity in 1995, sand was washed from the ocean side of the Geotube® unit with no damage to the Boardwalk or adjacent property. 
Atlantic City, NJ
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After the storm, the sand over the Geotube® units was replaced. The units continue to protect the shoreline today.
Atlantic City, NJ
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“Countless dollars in reconstruction were saved by the timely installation of Geotube® [units],” The Press of Atlantic City, Aug.11,1995.
Atlantic City
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4,000 lin. feet of Geotube® containers protect the shoreline and the highway behind it.
Sea Isle City, NJ
Installed 1997
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Geotube® container being filled by hopper method with imported sand.
Sea Isle City, NJ
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Sand being placed in hopper with backhoe. Note that hopper discharges directly into the tube.
Sea Isle City, NJ
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Geotube® unit filled to a height of 6 feet.
Sea Isle City, NJ
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Offshore storm generating heavy wave activity as the tide rolls in.
Sea Isle City, NJ
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Geotube® unit withstands heavy wave impact at high tide.
Sea Isle City, NJ
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Geotube® unit and scour apron intact after extreme high tide and heavy wave attack.
Sea Isle City, NJ
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18,000 lin. feet of Geotube® containers protect the shoreline and homes from erosion.
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Coast
Installed 2000
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A polypropylene shroud is used to cover the exposed portion of the tube. The shroud is for increased UV protection.
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Coast
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Backhoe places sand to cover the Geotube® unit and shroud, creating the new sand dune. 
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Coast
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The containers are buried in the dune to act as a monolithic structure to combat destructive wave energy.
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Coast
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The Geotube® unit successfully protected the coastline during Tropical Storm Allison, June 2001, saving millions of dollars. 
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Coast
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“Not one dollar of damage or debris could be reported past the Geotube® [protection line],” reported Eddie Oehlers, resident.
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Coast
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The Geotube® project on Bolivar Peninsula was so successful that it has been extended another 15,000 lin. feet.
There are over 20 miles of Texas shoreline protected by Geotube® units. 
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Coast
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“We have been very pleased with their performance,” said Tesa Duffey, Galveston County Emergency Management Coordinator.
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Coast
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Geotube® units used as temporary dikes for Olympic Beach Volleyball Stadium.
Bondi Beach, Sydney
Installed 2000
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Line of geotextile tubes indicated in red. Total length approx. 1,970 feet.
Bondi Beach, Sydney
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Construction begins at the usually very busy beach.
Bondi Beach, Sydney
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Sand is fed with water to form slurry for pumping.
Flanges and valves were used to control pumping.
Bondi Beach, Sydney
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Laying out tube in trench and anchored to guide post.
Impermeable liner below tube prevents sand being washed away during pumping. 
Bondi Beach, Sydney
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Geotube® installation continuing for warm-up beach volleyball courts.
Bondi Beach, Sydney
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Main beach volleyball court with spectator stand.
Bondi Beach, Sydney
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Geobag® containers used for shoreline protection during El Nino storms.
 Santa Maria, CA
Installed 1997
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The Geobag® units were placed in a dump truck bed.
Santa Maria, CA
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The Geobag® containers were dry filled with sand from a hopper at the local concrete redi-mix plant.
Santa Maria, CA
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The Geobag® fill ports were closed by heavy staples/“hog-rings” after filling.
Santa Maria, CA
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The Geobag® units were lifted by crane and placed at top of bluff.
Santa Maria, CA
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The State of California specified that the Geobag® containers be placed at the ridge above the slope. 
Santa Maria, CA
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Natural erosion caused the Geobag® containers to fall to the waterline, where they prevented further erosion and damage. 
Santa Maria, CA
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Shoreline Protection/ Wildlife Habitats
Projects:
 Shamrock Island, TX
 Battery Island, NC
 Chocolate Bay, TX
 Mackey Island, NC
	
Geotube® Marine Applications
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3,000 lin. feet of Geotube® containers were installed to provide erosion protection and create the new wetlands. 
Shamrock Island, Corpus Christi, TX
Installed 1999
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Sand was dredged from the adjacent ship channel and pumped into the Geotube® unit.
Shamrock Island, Corpus Christi, TX
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Once the units were in place, sand was pumped behind the structures to develop new wetlands. 
Shamrock Island, Corpus Christi, TX
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Marsh grass was planted to help establish a migratory bird sanctuary.
Shamrock Island, Corpus Christi, TX
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Aerial photograph taken after Geotube® construction.
Shamrock Island, Corpus Christi, TX
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5,000 lin. feet of Geotube® containers installed for shoreline protection of wetlands. 
Battery Island, NC
Installed 2001
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Heavy ship traffic in the Cape Fear River leading to the port of Wilmington was causing severe erosion. 
Battery Island, NC
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Geotube® containers were placed 100 feet from the shoreline to create the necessary erosion protection. 
Battery Island, NC
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Sand was pumped into the annular space between the Geotube® containers and the original shoreline to create the new wetlands. 
Battery Island, NC
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This Geotube® project received the EPA Environmental Award for Beneficial Use of New Technology. 
Battery Island, NC
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To capture dredge spoils and create a new wetlands area, Geotube® units are used to build a containment area.
Chocolate Bay, TX
Installed 2005
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Geotube® unit being filled from the dredge.
Chocolate Bay, TX
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The flexibility of Geotube® technology allowed the units to be curved to fit the planned area. 
Chocolate Bay, TX
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Geotube® units were overlapped at the ends to form a secure barrier. 
Chocolate Bay, TX
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As the area is filled with dredge spoils, it will be turned into a wetlands area for wildlife. 
Chocolate Bay, TX
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Geotube® units and scour apron were installed for protection and restoration of existing marshlands.
Mackey Island, NC
Installed 2005
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Mackey Island, NC
4,100 linear feet of 17-foot circumference Geotube® units, plus 4,100 linear feet of a 35-foot wide scour apron were installed. Both were made from high strength polypropylene fabric.
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Mackey Island, NC
Geotube® units were filled with sandy material taken from the immediate area. (Note dredge line in foreground of photo.)
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Mackey Island, NC
Geotube® units formed a large horseshoe around the sides of the marsh most exposed to wave attack.
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Breakwaters
Projects:
 Pratte’s Reef, California 
 El Dorado Royal, Mexico
 Bahia Principe Tulum, Mexico
 Upham Beach, Florida
 Progresso, Mexico
 Fisherman’s, Mexico
 
Geotube® Marine Applications
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Artificial surfing reef constructed with Geobag® container to create larger waves.
Pratte’s Reef, El Segundo, CA
Installed 1999
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Los Angeles Times depiction of the Geobag® installation.
Pratte’s Reef, El Segundo, CA
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The Geobag® containers were filled with sand on shore and were transported by barge to the project site.
Pratte’s Reef, El Segundo, CA
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Each Geobag® container was lifted and placed by a specially designed lifting harness. Each contained 8 cubic yards of sand.
Pratte’s Reef, El Segundo, CA
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Each Geobag® unit was placed on sea floor by a barge mounted crane.
Pratte’s Reef, El Segundo, CA
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Two layers of bags were placed in 12 to 15 feet of water. Divers spotted the placement of each Geobag® unit.
Pratte’s Reef, El Segundo, CA
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Artificial reef constructed to protect and expand beach area in front of luxury resort. 
El Dorado Royale, Mexico
Installed 2001
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Geotube® containers were installed in water depths of 6 ½ feet to break wave action.
El Dorado Royale, Mexico
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Tubes that were installed in deeper water were stacked in order to achieve design height.
El Dorado Royale, Mexico
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Underwater view of stacked Geotube® unit.
El Dorado Royale, Mexico
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Heavy marine growth was evident on the Geotube® bag (this enhances UV protection and allows unit to blend in).
El Dorado Royale, Mexico
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Sand buildup is evident between the tubes and the beach.
El Dorado Royale, Mexico
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Beach has increased in width since the installation of Geotube® containers.
El Dorado Royale, Mexico
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Artificial reef constructed to protect and increase width of beach.
Bahia Principe Tulum, Mexico
Installed 2001
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Geotube® breakwaters are located approx. 328 feet off shore at a depth of 6 ½ feet. 
Bahia Principe Tulum, Mexico
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Geotube® bag is highly effective in dissipating wave energy.
Bahia Principe Tulum, Mexico
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Geobag® containers were filled by the hand dredge method.
Bahia Principe Tulum, Mexico
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Heavy marine growth is evident above and below water surface. 
Note marine growth on and around fill port.
Bahia Principe Tulum, Mexico
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Remarkable sand accretion between the Geotube® breakwaters and the shoreline has occurred since installation. 
Bahia Principe Tulum, Mexico
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Beach has also increased in width since installation.
Bahia Principe Tulum, Mexico
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Geotube® breakwaters have not interfered with beach recreation.
Bahia Principe Tulum, Mexico
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Geotube® shoreline protection technology is used to address “the worst erosion on the west coast of Florida.”
Upham Beach, FL
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Over 30 years, the beaches had to be replenished multiple times, costing over $10 million. Geotube® technology was used to change wave action.
Upham Beach, FL
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Geotube® units were installed in “Ts” along the shoreline. Units were 30’ in circumference and up to 200’ long.
Upham Beach, FL
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Geotube® units were sprayed with a special polyurethane coating to protect them against UV rays and vandalism.
Upham Beach, FL
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Since the installation of Geotube® technology, the beach has stabilized and has replenished itself.
Upham Beach, FL
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Geotube® units have provided viewing points for beachgoers, and stand up to continuous use.
Upham Beach, FL
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After the hurricanes of 2005, the beaches of Progresso were basically destroyed.
Progresso, Mexico
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To protect the remaining beach and allow it to rebuild, Geotube® units were installed.
Progresso, Mexico
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After the Geotube® units were put into place, the beach began to recover.
Progresso, Mexico
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Eventually, the Geotube® units were almost covered by the renourished beach.
Progresso, Mexico
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And the beach continues to grow.
Progresso, Mexico
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Fisherman’s, Playa Carr, Mexico
After Hurricane Wilma, the beach at this luxury resort was completely decimated. Property owners used Geotube® units to rebuild the beach area.
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Fisherman’s, Playa Carr, Mexico
Geotube® units were used as breakwaters and groynes to counteract wave action and allow the sand to replenish.
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Fisherman’s, Playa Carr, Mexico
More than 1,000 linear feet of 45-foot circumference Geotube® units were used.
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Fisherman’s, Playa Carr, Mexico
In less than eight months, more than 90 feet of beach was reclaimed. 
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Fisherman’s, Playa Carr, Mexico
The project was so successful that neighboring properties also decided to use Geotube® technology to replenish their beachfronts.
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Jetties
Projects:
 Bald Head Island, NC 
 Shrimp Farm, Mexico
 Amatique Bay, Guatemala
 Stella Maris, Ecuador
 
Geotube® Marine Applications
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Sixteen 30 foot circumference x 300 foot long Geotube® units were installed to reclaim and protect the eroding beach.
Bald Head Island, NC
Installed 1995
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Placing the Geotube® unit.
Bald Head Island, NC
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Geotube® unit ready for filling. One third of the unit was buried back to the dune line.
Bald Head Island, NC
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Dredge material is hydraulically pumped into the Geotube® bag.
Bald Head Island, NC
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Complete Geotube® unit. (Note sand accumulation already starting on right side.)
Bald Head Island, NC
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Beach increasing in width shortly after Geotube® installation. 
Bald Head Island, NC
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In 1995 Hurricane Francis struck the Coast line of North Carolina only two days after the Geotube® installation.
Bald Head Island
Bald Head Island, NC
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No erosion occurred as a result of the storm.
Bald Head Island, NC
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Shrimp farms require a constant flow and intake of seawater to flush the beds. 
Shrimp Farm, Mexico
Installed 1998
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Stacked Geotube® containers were used to form 13 foot high jetties to protect the intake opening and prevent silt buildup.
Shrimp Farm, Mexico
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Geotube® jetty retains sand to prevent closure of inlet structure.
Shrimp Farm, Mexico
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820 lin. feet of Geotube® containers were installed as a jetty to protect new beach from erosion.
Amatique Bay, Guatemala
Installed 1997
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Wooden poles were placed for Geotube® container alignment.
Amatique Bay, Guatemala
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First 164 lin. foot section of Geotube® unit.
Amatique Bay, Guatemala
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Geotube® container circumference is 49 feet.
Amatique Bay, Guatemala
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The Geotube® unit was filled by using a 10” cutter head dredge.
Amatique Bay, Guatemala
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“Y Valve” used for pressure relief.
Amatique Bay, Guatemala
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Tubes were pumped to the design height of 8.8 feet. 
Amatique Bay, Guatemala
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View of Geotube® bag looking from bay to shore.
Amatique Bay, Guatemala
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Aerial view of completed Geotube® jetty.
Amatique Bay, Guatemala
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Geotube® unit with palm trees and vegetation five years after installation.
Amatique Bay, Guatemala
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To build a jetty for a resort marina, Geotube® technology was selected, because there were no nearby sources for rock.
Stella Maris, Ecuador
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Geotube® units were stacked 3 high to form the core for the jetty.
Stella Maris, Ecuador
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Geotube® units were strong enough so heavy machinery could drive on top of them as the jetty lengthened into the Pacific.
Stella Maris, Ecuador
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A metal frame was used to hold Geotube® units steady against the waves as they were being filled.
Stella Maris, Ecuador
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Cranes positioned the framed Geotube® units in place to be filled.
Stella Maris, Ecuador
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Once completed, the Geotube® units were covered in rock for protection.
Stella Maris, Ecuador
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The completed marina, as part of the resort.
Stella Maris, Ecuador
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Underwater Structures
Projects:
 Chivor Dam, Colombia
 Twielenfleth, Germany
 
Geotube® Marine Applications
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Tunnel closure with concrete filled Geotube® container.
Chivor Dam, Colombia
Installed 1999
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Colombian government built an earthen dam for hydroelectric power generation.
Chivor Dam, Colombia
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A temporary diversion tunnel, used during construction, was inadvertently left open.
This side scan sonar image shows tunnel entrance located below surface of lake. 
Chivor Dam, Colombia
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Slope failure and landslides caused debris and sediments to enter the diversion tunnel.
This disrupted power generation by causing excess turbine wear and vibration.
Chivor Dam, Colombia
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Specially modified barge.
Chivor Dam, Colombia
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GPS used to position barge for lowering Geotube® unit. 
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High slump, slow set concrete was pumped into the Geotube® units.
Chivor Dam, Colombia
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Concrete being pumped into Geotube® unit positioned in cradle below barge. The units were then lowered to the tunnel location.
Chivor Dam,
Colombia
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Side scan sonar image showing Geotube® units in place, blocking the tunnel opening.
TUNNEL
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Geocontainer® system used to create confined disposal facility for dredge material.
Twielenfleth, Germany
Installed 1998-99
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Plan view of Elba River CDF.
Twielenfleth, Germany
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497 Geocontainer® units for 350 m3 of sand/silt
115 Geocontainer® units for 315 m3 of sand/silt
Construction time: 6 months in 1998 and 1999
Containers: Hamburger Bergedorfer Bau GmbH of Germany and Dredging International of Belgium
2 split-bottom barges were used.
Sand/silt was dredged from the river itself.
Economically attractive construction-method as the dredged material from the rivers was used for the construction of the sill, which otherwise had to be built using costly rock.
Twielenfleth, Germany
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Typical Geocontainer® unit packaging.
Twielenfleth, Germany
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Geocontainer® Method Placing a Geocontainer® unit in the hold
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Geocontainer® Method Placing a Geocontainer® unit in the hold
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Split-bottom barge with Geocontainer® unit placed in the hold
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Mechanically placing the Geocontainer® unit in the hold. Note geosynthetic “slip sheet” for the protection of Geocontainer® unit.
Twielenfleth, Germany
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Filling of the Geocontainer® unit (fill must be as level as possible).
Twielenfleth, Germany
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The lid of the Geocontainer® unit is pulled over.
Twielenfleth, Germany
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Sewing of the sealing flaps.
Twielenfleth, Germany
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Patent Pending Closure Method 
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Inserting the rope ties to secure the closure of the Geocontainer® system.
Twielenfleth, Germany
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Geocontainer® bag ready for dumping from the hold of the barge.
Twielenfleth, Germany
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Video of Geocontainer® bag dropping from barge. 
(Click on image to begin.)
Twielenfleth, Germany
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Barge opening 5 degrees.
Twielenfleth, Germany
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Twielenfleth, Germany
Barge opening 30 degrees.
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Geocontainer® unit dropping from the hold of the barge.
Twielenfleth, Germany
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Diversion Dikes
Projects:
Red Eye Crossing, Louisiana
Wack Wack, Manila
 
 
Geotube® Marine Applications
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Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
Installed 1994
Finger dikes were installed to reduce silt buildup in shipping channel and reduce dredging costs.
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Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
Dikes effectively narrowed the river to increase velocity, dramatically reducing silt dropout and the need for constant dredging.
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Mechanical filling of Geobag® unit with sand using hopper method.
Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
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After the Geobag® unit was filled with 3 cubic yards of sand, it was sewn closed with hand held equipment.
Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
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38,000 bags were placed at a depth up to 66 feet.
Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
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550 Geocontainer® units were also used in the construction of the underwater dikes.
Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
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Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
Geocontainer® Deployment
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Geocontainer® units were filled with approx. 500 cubic yards of dry sand.
Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
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After filling, containers were sewn closed by means of hand held sewing equipment.
Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
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Deployment of Geocontainer® bag through the bottom of the split hull barge.
Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
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Aerial view of the underwater dikes taken several years after installation.
Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
Dikes
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Photo taken of containers five years after installation at historic low water level. (Note man in photo for scale.)
Red Eye Crossing, Baton Rouge, LA
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Geotube® dike constructed to prevent back flow of polluted water.
Wack Wack Golf Course, Malaysia
Installed 1999
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Location of Geotube® dike.
Wack Wack Golf Course, Malaysia
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Method of filling Geotube® unit.
Wack Wack Golf Course, Malaysia
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Geotube® design and actual structure.
Wack Wack Golf Course, Malaysia
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Island Creation 
Projects:
Amwaj Islands, Bahrain
Fox Lake, Illinois
Buena Ventura, Colombia
Naviduct, The Netherlands 
 
	
Geotube® Marine Applications
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Located in the Arabian Gulf off the coast of Bahrain, the project will use more than 30 kilometers of 13m circumference Geotube® containers to create the perimeter for the 2.79 million meter square island.
Amwaj Islands
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The perimeter was created by filling two layers of Geotube® containers to a total height of 4.6 meters. 
Amwaj Islands
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The Geotube® containers are typically covered in sand, but in some areas, rip rap was used.
Amwaj Islands
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The first Geotube® container layer is installed to a height of 2.6 meters using a .4 meter diameter cutter head dredge.
Amwaj Islands
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The second layer of Geotube® containers is filled by the hopper method, or with a sand induction pump to a height of 2.0 meters.
Amwaj Islands
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The combined height is 4.6 meters.
When the islands are completed, most of the tubes will be covered with sand and a beach will be created in front for the private residences.
Amwaj Islands
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The island is being created by filling inside the Geotube® container perimeter with sand that is being dredged from the surrounding area. 
Amwaj Islands
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The $1.5 billion development includes 2 marinas, 3 five-star hotels, 30 commercial office buildings, and more than 1,350 private residences with beach front locations. 
Amwaj Islands
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Illinois DNR designed and constructed a 27 acre island using 6,000 lin. ft. of 37.5’ circumference Geotube® containers for containment of 2,000 cubic yards of dredged materials. 
Fox Lake, IL
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The island was designed to protect the eroding shoreline and to provide a habitat for wildlife and native vegetation.
Fox Lake, IL
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As the Geotube® containers are placed, the island is being created by filling inside the perimeter with organic deposits and silt. 
Fox Lake, IL
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As the tubes are being filled, ports are left open so that excess dredged materials flow to the inside of the containment structure. 
Fox Lake, IL
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Additional dredge material was pumped inside the Geotube® containment area to create a wildlife habitat. 
Fox Lake, IL
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Aerial view after Geotube® container installation.
Fox Lake, IL
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City required a dredge spoil disposal site within San Antonia
Bay to contain 600,000 m3 dredged from navigation channel.
Buena Ventura, Colombia
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1,100 lin. meters of 20 meter circumference by 3 meter high Geotube® containers were installed to create the perimeter containment for the dredge disposal island.
Buena Ventura, Colombia
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The Geotube® containment project as it nears completion.
Buena Ventura, Colombia
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Geotube® units formed the perimeter for dredge spoil area during lock construction. 
Naviduct Geotube® Project, The Netherlands
Installed 1999-2000
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Dredging of 900,000 m3 of peat and sand for the lock
7,500 linear meters of tubes with a diameter of 3.92 meters.
Naviduct Geotube® Project
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The Naviduct
Northern Guide-dam
Centre-line of new road
Enkhuizen - Lelystad
Fore-shore area
Lake IJssel
Lake Marken
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 60,250 m2 of woven PP fabric 80 kN/m for the protection of the Geotube® units (against damage caused by dumping rock on top of them).
Naviduct Geotube® Project
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The Naviduct
Northern Guide-dam
Centre-line of new road
Enkhuizen - Lelystad
Fore-shore area
Lake IJssel
Lake Marken
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Naviduct Geotube® Project
Geotube® units installed before rip rap placement.
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Rip rap over Geotube® unit as final erosion protection.
(Note the geotextile protection layer.)
Naviduct Geotube® Project
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QUALITY MANUFACTURING
Specialty engineered fabrics are manufactured for the marine and environmental applications at our TenCate facilities in Cornelia and Pendergrass, Georgia and in Almelo, The Netherlands. 
About TenCate Geotube
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Capabilities:
Design Assistance
Technical Support
Specialty Manufacturing.
About TenCate Geotube
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Technology Leader 
Marine Market
Environmental Market
Global Strategic Partnerships.
TenCate Geotube Strategy and Focus
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TenCate SIMULATOR Software is used to design systems and calculate stresses that the structure will experience during the critical time of filling and installation.
About TenCate Geotube
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CORNELIA, GA USA
Approximately 100 looms for the manufacturing of both PET and PP woven specialty fabrics.
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COMMERCE, GA USA
60,000 sq. ft. fabrication and distribution facility.
About TenCate Geotube
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For Information On TenCate Geotube® Shoreline Protection, contact:
TenCate Geosynthetics N. America
3680 Mount Olive Road
Commerce, GA 30529
USA
Tel 706 693 1897
Toll free 888 795 0808
Fax 706 693 1896
Email: e.trainer@tencate.com
TenCate Geosynthetics Asia Sdn Bhd
14, Jalan Sementa 27/91, Seksyen 27,
40400 Shah Alam
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel +60 3 5192 8568
Fax +60 3 5192 8575
Email: info.asia@tencate.com
TenCate Geosynthetics Europe
Sluiskade NZ 14
Postbus 236
7600 AE Almelo
The Netherlands
Tel +31 546 544811
Fax +31 546 544490
Email: m.terharmsel@tencate.com 
TenCate Australia Pty Ltd
83 Batten Street
North Albury NSW
Australia 2640
Tel +612 6025 8671
Toll free 1 800 822 248
Fax +612 6025 0129
Email: info@tencate.com.au