The workshop was presented by Kaytech’s marketing and
geotechnical director, Garth James, and technical and
marketing engineer, Samantha Naidoo, experienced experts
in these applications, at Bytes Conference Centre in Midrand and
at Pietersberg Club in Nelspruit.
Garth James presented on ‘Polymers and their behaviours
and intrinsic product qualities’. His paper included the following
topics: overview and history of geosynthetics; the use of geogrids
in soil reinforcement; what causes failures?; and code of practice
and standards.
Samantha Naidoo delivered her presentation on ‘Design of
Basal Reinforcement and Steep Slopes and Walls. The topics
covered: design principles and techniques; slope walls; and
basal reinforcement.
Kaytech is planning to roll out these technical workshops to
centres in KwaZulu-Natal and theWestern Cape in 2014. They also
invite interested parties to contact them with a view to providing
private seminars to companies wishing to train their staff on the
techniques and benefits of geosynthetic engineering.
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MARKETPLACE
SLOPE WORKSHOP
Towards the end of 2013, Kaytech hosted a
technical workshop on ‘walls and slopes systems’
utilising Kaytech’s Rockgrid® PC designs for
specialist geosynthetic reinforcement.
CONSTRUCTION WORLD
MARCH
2014
Pierre Roux of SANRAL.
Alan Parrock (ARQ).
Willie Bronkhorst (ARQ) and
Garth James (Kaytech).
Rockgrid was used successfully in these
important projects:
• Constantiakloof – basal reinforcement
• Gautrain – reinforced platform
• Mondi Richards Bay – basal reinforcement
• Mponeng Mine – retaining wall reinforcement
• N6 Queenstown – road reinforcement
• N14 – sinkhole remediation
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