Aberavon

Coastal Protection – HPS11C Coastal

Project Information Coastal Protection Location Beach, . Geofabrics HPS11C Product HPS1 1C Geotextile (6m x 85 m) Contractor McCarthy Contractors (Bridgend) Geofabrics HPS11C has been successfully Installation Date November 2019 – April 2020 installed below the rock armour on Aberavon Beach near to Port Talbot. Main Contractor Knights Brown appointed McCarthy Contractors to carry out the rock armour placement. The purpose of the works was to prolong the life Works commenced in November 2019 and completion of the promenade structure and adjacent shoreline is expected by May 2020. in line with the Port Talbot County Borough Council’s Shoreline Management Plan protecting The benefits of using Geofabrics HPS11C: residential and commercial properties from . Easy installation – 6m wide rolls coastal erosion and facilitating regeneration for . Manufactured for performance – high tenacity fibre future generations. . Bespoke roll length – minimising joints . Isotropic properties – strength in all directions Geofabrics HPS11C is a thick needlepunched . High tensile elongation – sufficient stretch during non-woven geotextile manufactured from 100% rock placement virgin polypropylene high tenacity fibres . Puncture resistance – manufactured to CBR value containing 1% active carbon black. The main considering rock weight, drop height and factor of function of HPS11C is to prevent loss of the safety sub-soil from below the rock armour. With . UV Stabilised – active carbon black challenging low particle size subsoils, the . 100% virgin polymer Fibres – 100 years durability HPS11C was ideal with its combined filtration and permeability characteristics whilst its high tensile elongation and CBR provided a robust For more information on our Coastal Products please solution capable of withstanding the rock contact our Sector Manager Chris Daykin at impact during installation. [email protected]

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