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Reinforcement & Separation – bidim® http://www.bidim.co.za The original since 1971 Tue, 09 May 2017 09:10:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.28 Mams Mall, 2016 http://www.bidim.co.za/mams-mall-2016/ Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:19:21 +0000 http://www.bidim.co.za/?p=295 As part of the subgrade stabilisation to allow for construction of the area’s new shopping mall, bidim A2 was installed as a separation layer.

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Groblersdal Mall, 2016 http://www.bidim.co.za/groblersdal-mall-2016/ http://www.bidim.co.za/groblersdal-mall-2016/#respond Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:24:01 +0000 http://www.bidim.co.za/?p=265 The new mall was planned for construction on low bearing soils. bidim A2 was used as a separation layer to the sub grade stabilisation geogrid.

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Loftus Parking Basement, 2016 http://www.bidim.co.za/loftus-parking-basement-2016/ http://www.bidim.co.za/loftus-parking-basement-2016/#respond Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:00:52 +0000 http://www.bidim.co.za/?p=251 Adding multiple levels of parking to alleviate congestion, will see plenty of room for rugby supporters in future.

The water table needed to be lowered for the basement layer where bidim was used in drainage trenches and as a separation layer between the in situ and aggregate at the base of the surface bed.

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Witfontein, 2016 http://www.bidim.co.za/witfontein-2016/ http://www.bidim.co.za/witfontein-2016/#respond Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:37:17 +0000 http://www.bidim.co.za/?p=273 Unsuitable in situ material at the site of this access road – due to a high water table – was excavated and infilled with dump rock. The high strength of bidim A8 and its filtration properties, ensured adequate adequate movement of underground water away from site.

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The bidim in this project used the equivalent of
12 132 recycled cooldrink bottles.

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Waterval Landfill, 2014 http://www.bidim.co.za/waterval-landfill-2014/ http://www.bidim.co.za/waterval-landfill-2014/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2014 11:32:48 +0000 http://www.bidim.co.za/?p=139 In this rubble pit, the vertical face of the quarry posed a potential safety risk. A stable slope was created using geogrids for reinforcement and bidim A6 to retain the soil in a wrap around wall system.

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Bronberg Ext 7, 2014 http://www.bidim.co.za/bronberg-ext-7-2014/ http://www.bidim.co.za/bronberg-ext-7-2014/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:41:38 +0000 http://www.bidim.co.za/?p=112 bidim A2 was placed as a separation layer under the mechanically stabilising geogrid.

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The bidim in this project used the equivalent of
18 378 recycled cooldrink bottles.

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Promosa Landfill, 2013 http://www.bidim.co.za/promosa-landfill-2013/ http://www.bidim.co.za/promosa-landfill-2013/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2013 14:33:32 +0000 http://www.bidim.co.za/?p=106 Constructed over a clay liner, a drainage system using bidim A5 at its base, provided filtration and separation for the removal of leachate.

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The bidim used in this project was produced using
42 972 recycled cooldrink bottles.

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Annlin Reservoir, 2013 http://www.bidim.co.za/annlin-reservoir-2013/ http://www.bidim.co.za/annlin-reservoir-2013/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2013 09:00:22 +0000 http://www.bidim.co.za/?p=41 bidim A4 provides filtration and separation functions wrapped around slotted pipes which form part of a leak detection system.

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The bidim used in this project was produced using
6 589 recycled cooldrink bottles.

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Knots Dump, Swaziland, 2012 http://www.bidim.co.za/knots-dump-swaziland-2012/ http://www.bidim.co.za/knots-dump-swaziland-2012/#respond Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:11:22 +0000 http://www.bidim.co.za/?p=281 bidim A0 was laid as the drainage separator between the liner installer’s filtration system and bidim A8 for the protection layer to their HDPE liner.
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The bidim used in this project was produced using
1 169 350 recycled cooldrink bottles.

 

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Usazasa Rd, Cape Town, 2012 http://www.bidim.co.za/usazasa-rd-cape-town-2012/ http://www.bidim.co.za/usazasa-rd-cape-town-2012/#respond Sun, 05 Aug 2012 09:56:34 +0000 http://www.bidim.co.za/?p=133 As part of the Cape Town BRT programme, a box cut was excavated in this section. The bidim A4 installed acts as a separator preventing contamination of the selected layers and the clay.

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