There’s a cost-effective product for every job, so call us to find out which is best for you. Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products. We have a variety of precast concrete products which can be used in flood defence wall design such as concrete Lego blocks, freestanding retaining walls, prestressed concrete panels, L-shaped retaining walls and vertical cantilever retaining wall panels.
Holcim is the company behind some of the world’s most trusted brands in the building sector including ACC, Aggregate Industries, Ambuja Cement, Disensa, Geocycle, Holcim, Lafarge and Malarkey Roofing Products. The company is driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. With sustainability at the core of its strategy Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. P a k a h k a active pressure coefficient (1-sin) / 1+sin), density of soil and h. Active pressure is calculated from the following equation. Stoneyard Sahara Precision Cut Natural Stone Building Veneer. In other words, for ease of understanding, we say soil moves towards the wall. Thin Veneer Retention Walls Designed for Occasional Flooding.
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. Force applied by the soil on the wall when the wall is free to deflect. Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. It is the first company to be certificated to BES 6001, The Framework Standard for the Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products, developed by the BRE (Building Research Establishment). With a broad, established range of low carbon solutions and a focus on the circular economy, Aggregate Industries continues to invest in R&D and innovation, working in partnership with sustainability-focused stakeholders, with the goal of becoming the UK’s leading supplier of sustainable construction materials. Committed to playing a significant role in enabling the UK to transition to net zero, Aggregate Industries is driving decarbonisation across the construction materials sector. This project was recognized by Storm Water Solutions as a Top Project for 2019.Aggregate Industries is delivering growth through sustainable thinking. Unlike other types of retaining walls, stacked-stone walls don't need drainage systems because water escapes naturally through cracks between the stones. Sedimentary flat stones, such as ashlar and flagstone, are among the easiest to use when building a wall of this type. With flood-safe gates and removable barriers, the property owner is able to maintain driveway access, as well as access down to the riverfront patio. Tame a slope with a terrace of loose-stone retaining walls. Request a quote Division Contact 01179 814500. Optimal land use allowing for more land to be used. The blocks allowed for quick installation and reinforcement with steel and infilled concrete. Design support from experience flood wall team. The wall uses Redi-Rock Freestanding Hollow-Core blocks produced by Marshall's CPM. The raised bund with its clay core traverses through farmland, and the 70-meter (230 foot) long, 1.5 meter (5 foot) tall wall ties into the bund, providing continuous protection for a homeowner along the River Wyre. The new flood infrastructure primarily protects three property owners, but the system also prevents water from reaching the major roadway, where previous flooding had impacted 58 properties.
The final plan covers 600 meters (1,970 feet) of flood defences, utilizing an earthen raised bund and a modular block wall.
With the help of Floodsafe Projects and a civil engineer, Churchtown community officials and property owners created a design to protect the village that met the Environmental Agency's standards.
What started as a single homeowner examining how to protect their property from the River Wyre flooding grew into an entire community working together to form a Flood Action Group and defend the entire village. Project Spotlight: River Wyre Defence Bund & Flood Wall