Trade journal Het Waterschap, the official magazine of the Dutch water boards, recently published an article on innovations in dike reinforcement. Our product Prolock Delta Filter Screen was mentioned and used to illustrate alternative methods of addressing piping. Read more in the article.
The Friese Meren Project, commissioned by the Province of Friesland, is there to protect the banks along the Turfroute, a waterway in the south-east of the province. Prolock Sigma, combined with pine wood posts, was used for the lower banks. For the higher sections, Prolock Omega was used in combination with Clouziana hardwood.
Water Board De Stichtse Rijnlanden believes that Prolock Soil and Water Barriers are the most sustainable dam trench shoring. The plastic system has been used with success multiple times, as piling, but also as a seepage screen with rubble dams, to prevent damage to surrounding buildings.
The Woerden municipality uses the Prolock Delta Sealing Screen to prevent landslides and subsidence near the A12 highway. They chose the plastic seepage screen for its flexibility in applications and its sustainability.
Het Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland creëert natuurvriendelijke oever met Prolock Sigma. Voor de onderwaterbeschoeiing werden verschillende materialen overwogen, waaronder hout en staal. Beiden bleken minder geschikt, waardoor de keuze voor kunststof snel gemaakt was.
Het Hoogheemraadschap Delfland beschermt drie kilometer dijk met Prolock Delta. De innovatieve toepassing van het kunststof kwelscherm bleek de meest gunstige om de zandlaag te blokkeren en doorbraak van de dijk te voorkomen.
Wetterskip Fryslân verstevigt dijk en oever met Prolock Grond- en Waterkering. De snelle plaatsing, duurzaamheid en minimale onderhoudskosten van het systeem gaven hierbij de doorslag. De kunststof damwanden van Profextru werden succesvol geplaatst in de berm van een dijk en langs 300 meter oever.
We attended the second Cross-project Day of Exploration on Thursday, 13 October 2016. In its review of this event, the Reformatorisch Dagblad, a national Dutch newspaper, described Prolock Dike Reinforcement as one of the smart ways to fight piping.