Maccaferri Applications Guide - Brochure
Maccaferri Applications Guide - Brochure
Maccaferri Applications Guide - Brochure
MACCAFERRI APPLICATIONS
RETAINING WALLS SOIL STABILISATION
DRAINAGE OF STRUCTURES FENCING & WIRE
& SOIL REINFORCEMENT & PAVEMENTS
INDUSTRIAL
EROSION CONTROL ENVIRONMENT, DEWATERING SAFETY & NOISE BARRIERS MANUFACTURING
& LANDFILLS
© Officine Maccaferri S.p.A.
INTRODUCTION
Market Sectors
Interrelation between sectors and applications
Industry, Sport
Environmental
Control Works
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Emergency &
Agribusiness
In 1879 we invented the gabion and changed the CONTENTS
Protection
Defence &
Building,
Security
course of civil engineering. We are still changing it
Energy
Mining
Urban
Flood
today. Applications
Our Applications: We manufacture and supply high quality durable
We provide engineering services across many materials which:
Basal Reinforcement
1. Hydraulic Works
market sectors, solving their geotechnical
Enhance the service life of the works
problems. We are a vertically integrated company; Coastal Protection, Marine Structures & Pipeline Protection
we research, design, manufacture and supply
2. Retaining Walls & Soil Reinforcement Reduce environmental impact
materials and support the construction of our Concrete Flooring, Precast & Other uses
3. Rockfall Protection & Snow Barriers Provide client reassurance
solutions. Drainage of Structures
Many of our products are certified by international or
4. Soil Stabilisation & Pavements
The global footprint of our offices and local accreditation bodies. Environment, Dewatering & Landfills
manufacturing facilities means you are never far 5. Basal Reinforcement
from Maccaferri’s engineers and the support they This guide provides a short introduction to the range Erosion Control
can bring to your projects. 6. Erosion Control of Maccaferri solutions. Detailed technical information,
Fencing and Wire
brochures, design guides and more are available from
Our knowledge capital is shared throughout our 7. Environment, Dewatering & Landfills Hydraulic Works
your local Maccaferri website and office.
business and with our clients; global capability is
delivered locally through our specialists. 8. Coastal Protection, Marine Structures & Landscape & Architecture
Pipeline Protection
We endeavour to ‘Engineer a better solution’; Retaining Walls & Soil Reinforcement
minimising the carbon footprint, waste and by 9. Drainage of Structures
reusing site materials whenever possible. Rockfall Protection & Snow Barriers
10. Landscape & Architecture
We thrive on innovation, whether in the solutions Safety & Noise Barriers
Channelling works Water control structures guide flows into and out
of culverts and often have two functions; hydraulic
Reno Mattresses and gabions are typically used to fully
erosion protection and geotechnical stability. Gabions
contain and protect the watercourse within a specific
and Terramesh® System can retain headwalls and
alignment.
stabilise banks.
Recently carried-out experimental studies led to the
development of Reno Mattress Plus, an innovative
solution that dramatically improve the performance of Channelling works containing river in urban area Clovelly Beach, Cape Town, South Africa Weir structures can be large or small
traditional Reno Mattresses.
Soil slopes are subject to continuous erosion forces, This approach is common in landfill capping
whether natural or caused by man. Erosion control applications where MacMat® R is used in conjunction
systems offer short-term (Biomac® biodegradable with geosynthetic membrane liners MacLine®,
mats) or long-term (MacMat® geomats, Reno MacLine® GCL and drainage geocomposites
Mattresses®) protection of the slope surface. MacDrain®.
We offer a range of integrated systems for landfills Products in our wide range include: rehabilitation into the landscape; especially important
and other situations where there is a need to protect MacLine® geomembranes
in abandoned mine works or historic landfills.
the existing ground from contamination by external
MacLine® GCL bentonite clay liners
Reinforcement of marginal soils & waste
sources including:
MacDrain® drainage geocomposites
We help operators to maximise the storage volumes
Mining leachate lagoons or heap-leach pads
in their existing facilities through the use of geogrid
MacTex® geotextiles for separation, filtration and
Storm water attenuation ponds next to highways
reinforced soil structures. These are used within
protection
Slurry storage cells in agriculture
landfill cells to successfully increase cell capacities
ParaLink®, ParaGrid® , MacGrid® WG soil
delivering environmental and cost benefits.
Waste fluids from industry
reinforcement geogrids
Heavy duty ParaLink® geogrids are also used in
Lining systems – base and capping ParaDrain® hybrid geogrid with integral drainage
piggybacking works to reduce differential settlements
function
Our solutions can combine natural and geosynthetic when an existing waste facility is re-engineered to
materials to achieve the required safety levels and MacMat® geomats for erosion control and soil
accept more waste.
waste regulations and also to optimise construction veneer grip layers
Dewatering
efficiency.
We supply complete systems for the lining systems The dewatering and drying of sludge is a technology
at the base of the containment facility and also the with low environmental impact and cost. MacTube®
final capping; packages of products which protect, geosynthetic tubes are filled in-situ with natural or
waterproof and drain are designed to work in contaminated fluid sludges. The fluid drains through
sympathy. the specifically designed fabric walls, leaving the solid
residue within the tube which is easier and more cost
Our MacMat® and BioMac® geomats support
effective to dispose of. Before After
the naturalisation of the site post-closure and its
We offer engineered solutions to protect and ideal where there is a readily available supply of sand
ballast submerged pipelines, to reduce coastal whilst gabions and Reno or Marine mattresses are
erosion and reduce inland flooding. alternatives where rocks or other material is available.
Both functional and eye-catching, gabions Increasing urbanisation brings people and
have a rich history world-wide for their use as infrastructure into closer proximity. We provide
architectural features. solutions to this, addressing potential conflicts
and providing solutions to mitigate the risks of
The only limit is the imagination and landscape
safety and noise. Simple to construct reinforced
architect's creativity in the use of the mesh or gabion.
soil bunds or gabion walls can provide acoustic
We have seen gabions, geogrids, Terramesh® and
and visual screening.
Green Terramesh® used as the core in many landscape
architecture projects to provide an intimate and Vehicles accidentally leaving highways or railways, can
reflective area offering sound proofing, privacy and be stopped before they threaten people or property.
beauty. The impact knowledge is founded in our experience of
rockfall and debris flow embankments.
There are many design options available to the
Acoustic barriers along highways
landscape architect from retaining to free standing Defence and Security; today's hostile threats are as
landscaping walls; low with trailing plants, or built with likely to affect civilians as well as service personnel.
curves, sharp angles or coloured rock fill. Rock filled Our force protection bastions were first used in WW1
gabion units are also popular as cladding on buildings and the original philosophy remains true today with our
and other structures, to provide a natural-looking Defencell MACTM; to provide rapid-to-deploy effective
aesthetic statement. troop protection from blast, ballistic or vehicular attack.
In addition, our MacSafeTM fence can prevent hostile
vehicle intrusion.
Maccaferri offers solutions for all stages of both Fibreglass reinforcement bars for concrete can be used
conventional and TBM excavated tunnels, that within temporary underground structures such as
enable the safe and rapid advance of even large diaphragm walls and the 'soft eye' breakthrough.
diameter tunnels:
Primary Lining
Portal works and support systems
Our patented B.Zero Tondo™ Tunnel Support System
Support and pre-consolidation of the tunnel provides efficient first stage support. The unique tubular
steel-arch ribs are filled with pumped concrete in-situ
Primary lining
and offer greater structural efficiency than traditional
Soft-eye breakthrough steel-arch supports. Installed in conjunction with the
remote control 3-Arm Handler, operatives are removed
Final lining
from the dangers of the excavated face, dramatically
In October 2014, Maccaferri entered into a
enhancing the safety conditions.
Consolidation global sales and distribution joint venture
Our fiberglass reinforcements stabilise the excavation, Final Lining (JV) with Bekaert. The resulting JV, Bekaert
Maccaferri underground construction markets
preventing its collapse and enhancing the overall Our steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) solutions
with SFRC solutions on a world-wide basis,
safety conditions. enable the reduction (and sometimes elimination) of
except in mainland China and Hong Kong,
traditional steel bar reinforcement. Micro polymer fibres
The reinforcements are suitable for both sequential Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
within the concrete significantly increase fire resistance
and full-face excavation (e.g. ADECO-RS and the like). In these countries Bekaert and Maccaferri will
by reducing spalling phenomena.
continue to operate independently.
Special systems, including our P.E.R. GroundTM
system, are available to overcome challenging ground
Clovelly Beach, Cape Town, South Africa Tunnelling solutions
conditions and achieve high anchoring performance.
In mainland China and Hong Kong, Argentina, Compared to traditional steel bar reinforcement, SFRC: It was wrought iron fences and gates which
Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay only, we gave birth to the Maccaferri company nearly
offer Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) for Reduces weak points in the slab
500 years ago.
use within industrial flooring, slabs and precast Increases panel sizes by eliminating saw-cuts
products. Today we offer fencing solutions including safety,
(up to 2500m2)
security, protection and durability through the
Maccaferri Wirand steel fibres and Fibromac micro-
Reduces slab thickness combination of modern materials and components.
polymer fibres are used to improve the performance
of concrete whether precast, poured in-situ or used as Is quicker, safer and cheaper to install Modular construction and design standardisation are
shotcrete: also key elements of our fences.
Can replace traditional reinforcement
From brittle to ductile behaviour, reducing weak
Our fencing systems are used to:
points Precast concrete
Protect or secure infrastructure
From compressive strength to flexural structural
Wirand (SFRC) and FibromacTM polymer fibres increase
performance the durability, ductility and the shear, impact and fire Contain livestock
resistance of the resulting concrete.
Enhanced structural performance and ‘buildability’ Enclose buildings and other facilities
Other benefits include:
Warehouses and industrial slabs We are not only a major user of coated steel wire in our
Reduced complex steel reinforcement detailing mesh products, we are also a manufacturer of wire. We
Our Wirand® steel fibre reinforcement enhances the
supply wire as a raw material for a wide range of other
performance of concrete slabs and industrial floors Improved freeze-thaw/thermal resistance
industries.
once cracks initiate, bridging the cracks and controlling
their width. Reduced early-age cracking