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Case Study

From TenCate Geotube November 2007

®
Geotube Marine Technology Used To Create
Amwaj Islands In The Open Sea
$1.5 Billion Dollar Project in the Arabian Gulf Developed With Geotube® Technology

THE CHALLENGE:
In 2001, the owners of Ossis
Properties Developers planed to
create a 2.8 million square meter
complex of 5 islands off the north
shore of the Muharraq in the Kingdom
of Bahrain. The objective of Ossis was
the create the island platforms 1.5
kilometers offshore in the open sea in
water depths up to 4.5 meters. A
number of mega island creation
projects Arabian Gulf were in the
planning stages and the owners of
Ossis wanted their project to be the
first project completed. To accomplish
this task, more than 22 kilometers of
island perimeter containment would Waves pound Amwaj Islands Geotube Perimeter Con-
be required to be constructed to tainment Structure During 2001 Construction
contain the 12 million cubic meters of
challenge. Within one month the also be used to form the 1.5 kilometer
dredged sand to form the islands. This
Geotube Design, Installation causeway that connected the
phase of the project must be
Methodology, and Time Schedule mainland to the islands.
completed in less than 18 months for
were developed by the TenCate
Amwaj Islands to become a reality.
Geotube technical team for the Amwaj THE RESULTS:
Rock was originally considered to
Islands project. The design called for The Geotube Perimeter Containment
construct the perimeter containment.
up to three containment layers of Structure installation started in May
However, the cost and the time to
13.7m c ir c um f er enc e G C1000 2001. During the island creation
build the structure prohibited the use
Geotube units to be installed. The first process, 44,000 linear meters of
of this option. Ossis needed an
layer would be installed forming the 13.7m c ir c um f er enc e G C1000
innovative solution.
outline of each island followed by the Geotube units were installed to create
infilling with hydraulically dredged the islands perimeters, the 1.5
THE SOLUTION: sand. The process would be repeated kilometer causeway, and the core of
The engineering group of Ossis for all of the islands in the 5 island the external break water. T he
contacted TenCate Geotube in complex until their platform elevations Geotube structures also provided the
February 2001 and presented the reached +2.5m. This method would primary erosion protection and sea

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Project Snapshot
Date: May 2001

O w ne r : Ossis P r o p e rt y
Developers

Photo Contractor: Arabian Dredging

Location: Kingdom of Bahrain

Challenge: To rapidly create


Geotube containment structures
that will become the island
perimeter and primary erosion
protection. The Geotube
containment structures must be
Amwaj Islands as infrastructure is developed: installed in the open sea in
depths up to – 4m.

Results Continued: success in developing the project ahead of Approach: Hydraulically dredge
schedule and under budget”. Today, on the sand from areas adjacent to the
defense system for the complex. The five islands there are 3 — 5 star hotels, 2 proposed island to fill the 13.7m
complete island platform phase took less than marinas, 30 commercial office buildings, an circumference Geotube
18 months to complete using Geotube international school, broadcasting and containers.
Technology, allowing Ossis to offer Amwaj television studios, and more than 1,500
Islands as the first mega island creation project condominiums and private homes. Future
development will include an 18 hole golf Results: The Geotube
in the Arabian Gulf Region. Ossis Property
containment structures were
Developers stated, “TenCate Geotube course, a theme park, a shopping mall, and a
installed in less than 18 months
technology and support was essential in their restaurant district. which allowed for the
completion of the Amwaj Islands
platform ahead of schedule. The
2.8 million Square Meter
owner stated that without the
Amwaj Island Complex support of Ten Cate, it would
have been impossible to
complete the project ahead of
schedule and under budget.

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