TECH NOTE

ROCK COVERED GEOTUBE PROJECT

CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY
Miratech Division
Ten Cate Nicolon

PROJECT OVERVIEW

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 STELLA MARIS MARINA
CASABLANCA, ECUADOR

13.7M CIR. GC1000 GEOTUBES

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 SLURRY PIT FOR PUMPING SAND TO THE GEOTUBE
AND
HYDRAULIC DRIVE
FOR
4”H&H PUMP
(Note, pump suspended into slurry pit)

4” H & H Submersible Slurry Pump Note, Water Jetting Ring At Base of Pump Used
To Slurry The Sand For Pumping

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 GEOTUBE INSTALLATION FRAME

Secure Geotube Within Steel Positioning Move Positioning Frame To Location For
Frame Placement

Connect Flexible 4” Discharge Hose From Position Frame In Water

Pump To Fill Port Of Geotube

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 FILLING GEOTUBE

Fill Geotube By Pumping Sand From Slurry Continue filling Geotube Until It Reaches The
Pit Into Geotube. Slurry Pump Rate At 20 to Design Height
30 m3 hr. And At 4 to 6 PSI Line Pressure

PROTECTIVE GEOTUBE COVER

Placing Geotextile Protective Cover Over Placing Geotextile Protective Cover Over
Geotube Before Placement of Rock Geotube Before Placement of Rock

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 PLACING ROCK COVER

Working From Shore Dump Rock On Top Use Excavator To Place Rock Cover On
Of Constructed Structure Surface Of Geotube To Complete Structure

Covering Surface of Geotube With Rock

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 PLACING AND FILLING GEOTUBES UNDER THE WATER

Secure Unfilled Geotube Within Positioning Attach Discharge Line From Pump To Fill Port
Frame and Lower Underwater Into Position Of Geotube

Divers Will Be Necessary To Inspect Geotube

During Underwater Filling Process

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 PLACING AND FILLING GEOTUBES UNDERWATER
CONTINUED

Alignment Piles May Be Necessary To Working Off Of A Barge In Deeper Water May Be
Position Unfilled Geotube On Surface Necessary. Note, As Filling Begins, Geotube Will Fall
Before Filling Into Place Underwater Between Positioning Piles

Geotube Pyramid Structure Filled Underwater Emerges

Above Surface

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implied, is made regarding the performance of any product, since the manner of use and handling are beyond our control. This document should not be construed as final
engineering advice and the final design will be the responsibility of the project engineer and/or registered engineer.
05/26/04
Version 4.0

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