Bow thrusters are not a hang-over from Danny and Sandys’ 1970’s disco craze. They are huge props underneath ships that cause no-end of heartbreak for ports. Port or starboard doesn’t matter, but a champagne solution is required to change the Status Quo and rectify revetment and toe scouring and prevent it from happening again, again,
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If you came across a creek that is very winding and with lots of snakes, what would you call it? Well, the old timers got together on a slow day a few years back and agreed to call it Snake Creek. But when the creek flows fast after a heavy rain way upstream in the
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The original Boxwall was a 500mm mobile high flood protection system. It has proven itself to be very successful and amazingly easy to use. Protecting buildings against flood water has been a long-term challenge, with all types of designs and concepts over the years. It is even more difficult and expensive when the flood water
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The Boxwall has proven to be an amazingly successful flood barrier time and time again, and all with minimal seepage. Recent testing at a dam spillway really put the Boxwall under water, with the tests proving the Boxwall’s stability under fast flowing water and also its ability to stand strong with overtopping. The smart connection
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Testing times call for tested measures. Kyowa rock bags have been tested globally for stability and erosion prevention for over 30 years, but we keep testing them again and again. New Zealand and Australia have excellent testing facilities. Our clients and their consultants wanted scale modelling testing done for their major wharf upgrade project. The
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It’s dry you say. No water means no problem you say. Not quite so Max, said 99. Would you believe that waterways with rail bridges like this one can be bone dry for ages and then run a bank in a few hours? Scouring on bridge embankments, revetments, pylons and piers is regular Kaos for
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The recent east coast low caused massive erosion at Wamberal Beach on the Central Coast of NSW. Homes were undermined and large areas of the beach washed out to sea. Access on the what is left of the beach is very difficult. Options are limited. Flexibility to deploy an erosion management solution in quick time
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A Sydney college’s classical music centre requires flood protection as part of its build. And what better time to test the deployment plan than during the construction phase. Every school is a busy place, but when you have a high-density location with school students present, the flood system needs to be simple, robust, fast to
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Thankfully Pete had nothing to do with the peat fires in Victoria earlier this year. Although the peat fires initially caused some challenges to extinguish them, the CFA Hytrans hose layer and the Scoresby team (who may or may not include Pete) were called out to provide bulk water to assist extinguishing the fires. The
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The bridge was not so good, the repair takes about 6 months and the road needs to remain open. The water flow in the creek was a challenge. The Queensland team used their Aussie creativity to simply pipe the crossing and use the rock bags to fill the gaps and make the road base. Trucks
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The fires around Wauchope needed more water than was available in local dams and tanks. The Hastings River provided an ample water supply to enable fast and constant fire truck refilling, away from the usual muddy locations close to the water source. Mud free boots for all involved. The Fire and Rescue NSW Hytrans unit
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Simple things just work, for weeks on end. During the past fire season, the huge 75,000 tonnes wood chip pile at the Eden Mill caught fire. The fire took hold quickly in the perfect conditions for this nightmare. Huge mounds of loose aerated wood chip fuel means the fire burns hot, burns deep and quickly.
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Try fish and chips at the Snack Shack in Tin Can Bay and enjoy it at the water’s edge. Bliss. RoadTek is building the new TMR funded bridge across Coondoo Creek between Gympie and Tin Can Bay and progress is excellent. No old narrow wooden bridge anymore. The Coondoo Creek is a sensitive environment; Kyowa
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TESTIMONIAL Zenviron is a highly experienced, full-service BOP contractor specialising in the design and construction of large scale renewable energy projects in Australia. Zenviron contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the risks and impacts of climate change by providing industry leading solutions to the large scale solar and wind power generation markets. During the
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When your seashore has lost its seashells, you need the stones first and grass later. Large quarry rock can be scarce and costly. Smaller riprap rock up to 175mm is easy to get cheaply, easy to transport and now very easy to rapidly deploy to protect the seashells and the seashore. Once deployed, the vegetation
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FloodBreak, the passive automatic flood barrier. No power whatsoever is needed for operation: deploys automatically by incoming flood water. Installed at sensitive and prestigious sites all over the world including at 19 EDF nuclear facilities in France, New York Subway MTA, Singapore LTA, mixed use high rises, embassies, hospitals, etc. Globally over 2,000 FloodBreak flood systems have been installed.
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Kyowa rock bags are now a preferred option for erosion control and stability in ports, for wharves, boat ramps and temporary jetties. In our region, ports are preparing for larger vessels, including today’s massive cruise ships. As the vessels are becoming larger their props and bow thrusters are also increasing in size and our infrastructure
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Scary days for the people in Whaley Bridge, UK. The Toddbrook Reservoir dam ruptured; it was feared that the town could be flooded. Over 1,500 residents evacuated. What to do? Well: 1.Prevent further damage to the dam and 2. Drain the reservoir. RAF helicopters were called in to drop sandbags, and Hytrans high-volume pumps from
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A major player in the Australian petro-chemical industry has chosen trailer mounted ALCO monitors – powered by a large capacity mobile fire water system – to increase their fire fighting capacity. Their ALCO Power Fighter monitor (photo) is supplied by a water/foam mix from two 12 inch flexible hoses. It can handle between 10,000 and
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Tank farms rely on fixed fire extinguishing systems for fire protection. Explosions can damage the fixed fire water system between the onsite water tank and a burning tank. Fire brigades typically do not have the appropriate equipment to deal with tank farm fires and also cool surrounding tanks. One of the world’s largest independent tank
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When the water levels in La Seine rose fast the French inhabitants of Troyes were quite skeptical about this 500 meter long white big double sausage filled with water. After all, it was not even French! But soon they learned it actually worked a treat and prevented enormous flood damage to their homes. The French
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The recent flooding in Europe has been quite severe, however this has produced another interesting use for mobile flood barriers to share with you. Hungarian gas company KEG Gas, 80 km north of Budapest, has a major underground gas reservoir and its operations were threatened by the flood water from the Danube River. Local authorities
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Not a great message for commuters, but reality in the UK with multiple delays last year because of flooded tracks. Cowley Bridge was a particular poor spot as it connects the south west to the rest of England. During the Queensland 2011 floods the Blackwater track was closed, preventing the coal haulage to Gladstone. Tracks
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A Hytrans squeeze ramp keeps roads accessible for traffic by bridging flexible or lay flat water hoses up to 150mm (or 6″). The squeeze ramp is easy to deploy and provides a strong and effective bridge that is durable and all-weather resistant. When the hose is pressurized, it remains pressed in the oval shape in
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A major player in the petro chemical industry has taken delivery of a large capacity mobile fire water delivery system capable of the continuous supply of over 40,000 litres per minute. The water is collected from an open water source over 1 km away and then pumped to the fire in three 300mm / 12
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More than 700,000 of these Kyowa Filter Unit rock bags have been used around the world in the last 30 years. That means it is proven and tested. Guess what: Now available in Australia and New Zealand too. The concept is simple and works well. Fill very strong Kyowa Filter Unit rock bags with (your
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Tasmania has 1,300 bridges, South Australia has 1,500, Brisbane alone has 20. You do the maths for all of Australia and New Zealand. The issue is that many bridges over time deal with erosion of river beds, while fast flowing floods can do real damage. Most vulnerable are the pylons, where water flows increase in
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Help! Flood, landslides or earthquakes destroyed our road. Emergency services need to get through with their appliances to extinguish a fire, to pump potable water, to pump out a dam or to de-water a flooded area or critical assets. That is why Hytrans provides a modular system; the parts such as the hydraulic pump unit
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Warning: Wet wipes are NOT flushable and cause up to 75% of sewage drain blockages. Repairs can be very costly for both residents and water utilities. It is truly amazing what people stuff down toilets. Let’s not go into details. Sewage pipes are often deep underground and when the system clogs up it can be
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In the time of autopilots, cruise control, self-parking cars and pizza delivery drones, large diameter hose recovery has gone automatic. The hardest job will be to decide which hand to use for the remote. The AutoFlaker 300 is engineered to automatically recover large diameter flexible hose in size from 200mm / 8” to 300mm /
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