Case story
Incheon Grand Bridge
South Korea, Incheon
The Incheon Bridge (October 2009) near the South Korean city of Incheon is a cable-stayed bridge. An artificial island had to be created to provide a construction platform for building this cable bridge.
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First filter mats were laid at low tide, and then the TenCate Geotube® systems were installed. Under the circumstances it was the most cost-effective and time-efficient method. The installation of TenCate Geotube® systems began at the end of end April 2006 and was completed in December of the same year. In total 18,000 metres of TenCate Geotube® systems were supplied. The island on which the bridge rests has been wholly incorporated into a land reclamation area.
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In October 2010 TenCate Geosynthetics USA won an Award of Excellence in the 2010 International Achievement Award (IAA) for the Incheon Bridge project in South Korea, in which TenCate Geotube® technology was used.
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