CASE HISTORY

Rev: 02, Issue Date : May 2015

SYCAMORE HEIGHTS SLOPE PROTECTION (I)

Tagaytay Midlands, Cavite, Philippines
ENVIRONMENTAL / GEOTECHNICAL / MECHANICALLY-STABILIZED
EARTH WALL / SLOPE PROTECTION / SOIL REINFORCEMENT
Products: MacGrid Geogrid, MacTex Geotextile, MacDrain, Soil Bags
Problem
One of the recent developments in Tagaytay Midlands
involves construction of the Sycamore Heights—an
Asian contemporary-themed community fronting the fa-
mous Taal Lake in Cavite, Philippines. The development
was divided in several phases. The first phase of the
development required a 420m-long slope protection sys-
tem along its boundary line which is directly adjacent to
an existing creek. The slope to be protected has varying
heights from 5m to about 20m, where which the major
access road of the project is located.

Solution
In close coordination with the project’s consultant, TCGI
Engineers, and the long-time trust of the owner, Belle
Corporation, Maccaferri assisted in the design of the
most economical slope protection system possible.

Using Maccaferri geogrids for soil reinforcements, vari-

ous sections of a wrap-around geogrid mechanically-
stabilized earth wall system have been established,
evaluated and proposed for the project. Maccaferri gabi-
ons and Reno mattresses were also incorporated as pro-
tection at the base of the slope protection. Eventually,
the proposal has matched with the Owner’s budget and During Construction January 2014
was duly selected for construction.

Besides its constructability and being a cheap alternative

to other slope protection systems, another distinct ad-
vantages of using Maccaferri geogrids are the ability to
be fitted to slope geometry requirements and the fin-
ished green facing of the slope that camouflages well
with the scenery.
Project Owner
Belle Corporation
General Contractor
M.B. Maligaya Construction
Consultant
TCGI Engineers
Maccaferri Products
MacGrid Geogrid, MacTex Geotextile, MacDrain
Geocomposite, Soil Bag, Gabions, Reno mattress

Construction Info
Start of Construction : November 2013

Completion Date : September 2014 During Construction January 2014

Engineering a Better Solution

SYCAMORE HEIGHTS SLOPE PROTECTION (I)
Tagaytay Midlands, Cavite, Philippines

During Construction March 2014

Near Completion August 2014

MACCAFERRI (PHILIPPINES), INC.

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Unit 30-C, 30 Floor , Rufino Pacific Tower, 6784 Ayala Avenue, Makati City 1226, Philippines
Tel. and Fax. (+63-2) 813-0211
E-mail: sales@maccaferri.com.ph Web site: www.maccaferri.com.ph

Engineering a Better Solution

SYCAMORE HEIGHTS SLOPE PROTECTION (I)
Tagaytay Midlands, Cavite, Philippines

Near Completion August 2014

Near Completion August 2014

MACCAFERRI (PHILIPPINES), INC.

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Unit 30-C, 30 Floor , Rufino Pacific Tower, 6784 Ayala Avenue, Makati City 1226, Philippines
Tel. and Fax. (+63-2) 813-0211
E-mail: sales@maccaferri.com.ph Web site: www.maccaferri.com.ph

Engineering a Better Solution