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Industry
Civil Infrastructure
Challenge:
To eliminate water loss in an irrigation channel in Putaendo, Chile, Concrete Canvas® was chosen over a costly and time-intensive rebuild, enabling rapid installation with minimal labor and equipment while ensuring long-term durability and sealing performance.
Achievement:
In just two 8-hour shifts, 285m² of Concrete Canvas® was installed to rehabilitate an irrigation channel in Putaendo, Chile—achieving rapid, cost-effective results without the need for heavy equipment or a full rebuild.
Product Used:
Concrete Canvas®
Location: Putaendo, Chile
Project Type: Product Supply
Product Used: Concrete Canvas® CCX-M®
Project
In August 2021, Concrete Canvas® GCCM* (CC) was used to eliminate water losses on an irrigation channel in Putaendo, Chile. An alernative method considered was to demolish and rebuild the channel, which would have been more expensive with a larger time scale. The works were carried out by Agrotek Spa for Junta de Vigilanica Rio Putaendo.
Holes and irregularities were filled with a low strength concrete mix to present an even surface ready for the application of CCX-Mat™ (CCX-M®). To fix and seal the CCX-M® at the perimeter edges, expansive anchor bolts were installed on the shoulders and a flat steel bar was used at the start and the end of the channel, finished with epoxy grout to create an even transition.
The overlap was thermally bonded and screwed at 100mm intervals with #8x3/4” stainless steel screws. These screws were short enough not to penetrate the 0.3mm thick LLDPE backing of the CCX-M® underlap. CCX-M® was hydrated with a garden hose 3 times to saturation.
285m2 of CCX-M® was installed in 2 shifts of 8 hours each by 6 people, in mild conditions. Traditional methods of installation would have taken approximately 21 days for the construction of 80m with a team of 10 people and heavy equipment.
The project was deemed successful as the channel was rehabilitated in a very short period of time available with a reduced cost.
Concrete Canvas® (CC) is a Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat (GCCM), a factory-produced material combining cement within geosynthetic layers that hardens when hydrated for erosion control and weed suppression.
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