Landscape architecture West 8 designs master plan with ecological water system for Guangzhou, China

February 25th, 2013 by nwp

Guangzhou City Government announced that the entry of Rotterdam-based urban and landscape architecture West 8 won the Guangzhou Fangchun Huadi Sustainable Master Plan competition.

Guangzhou Huadi Fangchun (Flower City), located at Southern China, is a former delta land with traditional horticultural legacy of nowadays Guangzhou.

With speedy expansion of the horticultural industry, the current scattered and disorganized land use of the area has pushed back the nature and its eco system is severely polluted.

The Guangzhou Government is in search of a sustainable solution to the current problem in the era of rapid urban development. West 8’s winning entry provides the city a master plan with sustainable vision.

Partly wetlands area
The plan has the site area of 2,050 ha. (20.5km2), whereas more than 450 ha. is wetlands area. It consists of new living and industrial environments with ecological water system, wetlands, distinct division of land use zoning, urban planning with a highlight of cultural heritage and a design of an International Flora Expo Master plan which will function as a focal point and economic generator for the whole development.

Ecological water system
The master plan vision starts with the introduction of an ecological water system network. Implementing this system will rearrange the land use structure on a large scale. It consists of the main ecological cleaning machine imbedded in locations, a Primary Water Collector System, Secondary Water Connector with Water Locks (Inlets/Outlets) and Tertiary Water Network of Small Scale Ditches (canals) which will be streaming along the gridline corresponding to the Guangzhou and Fushan cities historical axis, the Canton axis.

Flora expo
A Central Park will also be established by hosting the Guangzhou International Flora Expo in the first phase of the development. This Expo will be designed as a compact event. After the year when the expo takes place it will be transformed into a metropolitan park of Guangzhou: the Central Park of Huadi Island.

More about West 8
West 8 is an award-winning international office for urban design and landscape architecture, founded in 1987. Over the last 20 years West 8 has established itself as a leading practice with an international team of 70 architects, urban designers, landscape architects and industrial engineers. West 8′s main office is based at the port of Rotterdam, and has two branch offices in Belgium and New York.

West 8′s New York office was established after winning an international design competition for the design of Governors Island Park – a 172-acre island in the New York Harbor.

This news item was originally published on the website of West 8.

More information
West 8
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
+31 10 485 5801
www.west8.nl


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Damen delivers pontoon-based booster station to Chinese contractor for Middle East dredging project

October 29th, 2012 by nwp

Damen delivered a floating booster station to a Chinese contractor working on a Middle Eastern job. The design of the containerized booster and the pontoons is based on maximizing the versatility of the complete unit, yet keeping transport practical and affordable.

Fully containerized
The booster station, type BS750, is a fully containerized diesel driven unit. It houses a Damen dredge pump, type BP7570MD, and its 1.825 kW Caterpillar drive. The dredge pump has replaceable Ni-hard 4 wear parts, and is fitted out with a mechanical shaft seal, not requiring grease nor gland water.

Remote control
The booster works on a Ø 750 mm suction and discharge pipe line. The 40’ container is fitted out with large doors and hatches facilitating service and maintenance. Its most remarkable features are the remote control system, as well as the possibility to use either air cooling or water cooling – making the booster a versatile tool.

Multi-functional pontoons
The booster is placed on modular pontoons. These multi-functional pontoons can be used as floating units when coupled, or can be used individually as for instance fuel tanks. As the pontoons are provided with an official Container Certificate, they can be shipped anywhere by any means of transport, severely cutting shipping costs and transit times.

The pontoons have been built under LRS Class and have the international notation for Work at Sea. The pontoons have here been designed in a fully self supporting configuration, with fuel storage, drink water and black water storage facilities.

The pontoon is moored using 4 anchors. On the pontoons day and night accommodation containers, work and navigation lights are placed, and safety provisions have been made.

Shipped to Saudi Arabia
The complete floating booster unit will be delivered to China Harbour Arabia Engineering Company, a subsidiary of the important Chinese contractor CCCC Guangzhou Dredging. The unit is shipped to Damman, Saoedi Arabia, where it will join a CHAEC cutter suction dredger working on a port expansion project.

The booster adds a major discharge distance to the current dredger, and it will be remote controlled by the dredge master. Hence the dredge master has a continuous and full control of the entire dredging process, enabling him to maximize efficiency.

Field service assistance
The floating booster unit will arrive at Damman port early November, where Damen field service engineers will assist at its the commissioning and start up. The local crew including the dredge operators will be trained in the use as well as the maintenance of the booster.

As the delivery includes wear parts, spare parts, consumables and tools, the booster will have an excellent start. During the project, the crew will be supported by the local Damen Service representative.

This news item was originally published on the website of Damen Dredging Equipment.

More information
Damen Dredging Equipment
Nijkerk, the Netherlands
+31 33 247 40 40
www.damendredging.com/en



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X-Flow membranes successfully in pretreatment for water reinjection at three Chinese oil fields

October 5th, 2012 by nwp

Three large-scale projects that use Pentair X-Flow membrane technology developed for the reuse of produced water for injection purposes or Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) processes have been successfully commissioned in Chinese oil fields.

Low-salinity reinjection water for oil recovery
The X-Flow membrane technology is incorporate in the water pretreatment that is followed by either reverse osmosis (RO) or ion exchange offer the opportunity to produce low-salinity reinjection water for EOR.

This lower salinity water can have a positive effect on the overall oil production volumes.

UF-plants at China’s largest oil field
At the Daqing oil field, the largest in the People’s Republic of China and one of the most productive oil fields in the world, a full scale two-stage ultrafiltration (UF) plant pre-treats 5,000 m³/d (1.3 MGD) of produced water to make it suitable for reinjection. At the same time, valuable chemicals are recovered.

This oil field requires a large amount of injection water, about 25,000 m³/day (6.6 MGD). The limited water resources in the area make it necessary for the produced water to be reused.

The same membrane technology is applied at the Yanan Fengfuchuan and Yanan Wangpiwan oil fields, where 1,500 m³/d (0.4 MGD) and 1,200 m³/d (0.3 MGD) respectively are treated.

World-class membrane technology
Pentair X-Flow (www.x-flow.com) develops and supplies membrane technology for global municipal and industrial markets. Its world-class technology includes membranes, modules and systems for filtration and purification processes for industries ranging from desalination, wastewater reuse to food & beverage.

This technology, together with extensive application know-how for projects of all sizes, enables Pentair X-Flow to provide industry-leading water purification solutions to its customers.

X-Flow is part of Pentair Ltd with pro forma 2011 revenues of more than $7 billion, Pentair employs more than 30,000 people worldwide.

More information
X-Flow
Enschede, the Netherlands
+31 53 428 73 50
www.x-flow.com


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5th Yellow river forum: River commission approves AGT’s Flood Management System

September 29th, 2012 by nwp

The Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC) formerly handed out a certificate of approval to prince Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje of AGT International for the Flood Management System along the Yellow River.

The ceremony took place on September 27, during the 5th Yellow River Forum in Zhengzhou.

Early 2012 AGT installed sensors in the embankment of the Yellow River in Dayulan, near Zhengzhou. The sensors are linked to a monitoring station that supplies data on the strength of the levees to a central decision support system of the Yellow River authorities.
(also read: AGT International partners with China to pilot flood early warning system – November 23, 2011)

Stability during artificial flood event
After extensive assessment a team of YRCC experts confirmed that AGT’s Flood Management System provides excellent capabilities for dike stability monitoring and flood management. In June there has been a flood test when the YRCC conducted a routine opening of the floodgates to clear up the sediment load that had built up behind the Xiaolangdi dam.

AGT International and the YRCC used this artificial flood event to monitor the rapid increase in the water levels around the flood defenses and test the stability of the dike. Since the installation in early June, over 8 million measurements have been recorded by the system. During the flood test, it was for the first time that changes in the stability of the levees have been monitored and measured.

As expected, the stability calculation for the dike changed as the water levels rose by 3 meters. Dike stability is measured by monitoring the water pressure, movement and temperature within the dike in real time. All measurements showed that the system was fully functioning and that dike was in good shape.

Sharing best practice on flood protection
On the occasion of the hand out the certificate, YRCC Deputy Party Secretary, Deputy Director Xu said: “We have confidence that the safety of dikes can be further guaranteed through the application of these new ideas, technology and methods. We also hope that the Yellow River Forum will serve as a platform to further promote the technology with international peers; sharing best practice and experiences in improving dike safety and the protection of people’s lives and property.”

Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje, Head of AGT International in the Netherlands said: “This installation has enabled us to underline the benefits of early warning systems that are able to predict with accuracy where potential floods occur. This is especially important to the region in light of the latest flooding events in Asia.”

Monitoring of levee strength proved scalable
“The key to this is the ability to predict weaknesses in flood defenses early. The way dike stability is calculated in real time, using the sensor output, is unique in the industry and provides a significant advantage for river authorities to plan and prepare for possible dike breaches. The system is scalable and could be deployed on a larger length of dike”, concluded prince Pieter-Christiaan.

The Flood Management System is based on advanced sensors, placed along and within the dikes, and including a central command and control center. The sensors detect conditions on the surface and deep within the dike, and this information is then fed into real time models to analyze dike stability and warn of developing weakness or impending failure.

The FMS system displays dike stability status on a Geographic Information System (GIS) user interface, providing the responsible authorities with advanced analysis, including both real time and simulation capability.

Key note speech on asset management
Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje, head of AGT International in the Netherlands delivered a key note speech on “Innovative Technologies for Water Asset Management” at the 5th International Yellow River Forum.

This key note was followed by discussion on Combining the Latest Sensing Technology and Dutch Water Expertise for Flood Management led by AGT International and presented together with Marius Sokolewicz of Royal Haskoning DHV on flood propagation modeling and Frans van den Berg on Measurement and Impact of Soil Mechanics for Dike Stability.

More information
AGT Netherlands
The Hague, the Netherlands
+31 70 363 41 10
www.agtinternational.com

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5th Yellow River Forum: Joint Sino-Dutch development of new system to determine levee strength

September 27th, 2012 by nwp

The Chinese and Dutch participants of the Sino-Dutch Water Management Seminar at the Yellow River Forum in Zhengzhou, China agreed to start a joint research project for a new assessment system to determine the strength of a levee.

The seminar took place on September 26 and was chaired by Chinese deputy minister Hu Siyi of the ministry of Water resources and Dutch deputy director Ingwer de Boer of the ministry of Infrastructure and environment.

Reduction overdimensioning saves a lot of money
Many levees, especially those with both sand and clay layers, are overdimensioned to be certain about its strength. Especially the effects of piping can be devastating when seepage undermines sandy layers inside of beneath the levee. The seepage creates channels in the sand, eventually leading to erosion and finally to the collapse of the whole levee.

Experts at the seminar agreed that if more is known of the piping process and the strength of a levee can be assessed better, there is less need for overdimensioning. Because of the huge investments involved, the agreed joint research project can save a lot of money on future levee construction and maintenance.

The Chinese participants showed great interest in real scale tests at the Dutch test location for leeves, the IJkdijk. The tests with large scale piping generated unique new insights in the process of channeling, erosion and real failure.
(read more: New tests IJdijk: breaches predictable with new sensor systems – September 13, 2012)

Comparing data to improve flood predictions
The participants of the Sino-Dutch seminar also discussed the progress of the joint Huaihe-Rhine river basin project. The Chinese river authorities have now implemented the Delft FEWS early flood warning system. This enable to compare the predictions for flooding on both the river Rhine and Huaihe.

By collecting real experiences from both rivers it will be possible to futher reduce the uncertainty margins of river flood prediction models.
(read more: Dutch and Chinese authorities start sharing information on Rhine and Hauihe river basin programme – November 22, 2011)

Large scale flood retention areas
The Dutch experts showed great interest in a large flood retention area along the Huaihe river. Some 160.000 people live in the area that floods with an average of once every two or three years. The villages are protected by ring dikes and houses are built on mounds. During the seminar experiences were exchanged on the warning systems, financial compensation for flood damage, and legal aspects.

The Dutch interest originates from a comparable flood retention area in the Netherlands , the Overdiepse polder, that is currently under construction. The reconstruction of this polder is part of the ‘Room for the river’ programme, comprising over 30 projects along the Rhine river.

The Dutch Room for the river programme is scheduled for completion in 2015, increasing the discharge capacity of the Rhine from 16.000 to 18.000 cubic meters. Total costs of the programme are 2,3 billion euro.
(read more: First dairy farmer moves to new farm on 6m high mound in Overdiepse polder – August 11, 2012)

Dutch delegation leader Ingwer de Boer (second left) and coordinator Gerard de Vries (left) for the Sino-Dutch programme informed about the flood retention area of the Huaihe river.

Read other news items on the 5th Yellow River Forum:
- Chinese water minister Chen Lei holds high-level talks with European and Dutch delegations

More information
Ministry of Water Resources
Beijing, China
+41 86 10 6320 2557
www.mwr.gov.cn

Ministry of Infrastructure and environment/Rijkswaterstaat
The Hague, the Netherlands
+31 70 351 80 80
www.rijkswaterstaat.nl

Huaihe River Commission
Bengbu, China
+41 86 552 309 37 19
www.hrc.gov.cn

Rijkswaterstaat Room for the river
Programme Directorate
Utrecht, the Netherlands
+ 31 88 797 2900
www.ruimtevoorderivier.nl

IJkdijk Foundation
Groningen, the Netherlands
050 521 44 66
www.ijkdijk.nl


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Power consortium starts feasibility study for large scale tidal power plant along China’s coast

September 27th, 2012 by nwp

In an agreement between China and the Netherlands signed in Beijing on September 27, both countries have agreed on the joint development of an entirely new method to generate energy from the tides. The method, known as Dynamic Tidal Power (DTP), can potentially deliver clean and predictable energy for millions of homes.

Dam-like structure
DTP involves construction of a long dam-like structure of over 30 kilometers stretching out from the coast, long enough to influence tidal patterns and cause high and low tides to occur simultaneously on opposite sides of the dam.

A significant benefit of DTP, in contrast to traditional tidal power dams, is that it would not require enclosure of a basin, reducing environmental and social impacts.

Studies have shown that a large DTP dam along the Chinese coast could feature installed capacity of 15.000 MW or more, placing it among the world’s largest hydropower projects.

First feasability study
Before a full-size DTP power plant can be constructed, a lot of research, development and demonstrations are still required.

Peng Cheng, deputy Director-General of Hydropower and Water Resources Planning and Design General Institute: “A lot of work must be done to determine if Dynamic Tidal Power is a feasible option for China. We hope that a suitable demonstration project can be designed in the coming year or two.”

“If that demonstration proves successful, we will have a solid basis from which to investigate the application of full-scale Dynamic Tidal Power”, said Peng Cheng.

Consortium of Dutch and Chinese companies
The Netherlands government has awarded a subsidy to a consortium of Dutch companies to evaluate DTP with China. Participating in the Power consortium are Strukton Engineering, ARCADIS Nederland, Technische Universiteit Delft, Pentair Nijhuis, DNV KEMA, Oranjewoud, IMARES, en H2iD. The project budget is 2.1 million euro, running from 2012 to 2014.

In August 2012, China’s National Energy Administration formed a group of top Chinese companies and research institutes to carry out joint studies with Power consortium.

Hans Moll, Director, Strukton Engineering, and Chairman of the Power consortium: “I am confident that these joint efforts will lead to DTP being demonstrated in the coming years, and that full-scale Dynamic Tidal Power will become a reality in the coming decade,” .

Deployment of renewable energy
Liang Zhipeng, Deputy Director-General, Department of New and Renewable Energy, National Energy Administration of China: “The National Energy Administration is promoting the deployment of renewable energy across China and we want to harness the power of our seas. A careful investigation is needed to assess if Dynamic Tidal Power could be applied in China, and to further develop the technology.”

Unique combination with Dutch waterworks technology
The signing of the agreement was coupled with a technical conference between experts from both countries. “In the dynamic tidal power project we see a unique combination of the Dutch waterworks technology with China’s growing ambition and knowledge of renewable energy”, commented mr. C. P. Buijink, Vice Minister of Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation of the Netherlands.

This news item was originally published on the website of Power DTP.

More information
Power DTP
China: Dimitri de Boer, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
dimitri@unidoitpo.org.cn

The Netherlands: Rob Steijn, Arcadis
rob.steijn@arcadis.nl

www.powerdtp.nl


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5th Yellow River Forum: Chinese water minister Chen Lei holds high level talks with European and Dutch delegations

September 26th, 2012 by nwp

Chinese minister of water resources Chen Lei officially opened the 5th Yellow River Forum in Zhengzhou on September 24. The five-day international river conference is attended by over 1000 visitors with 300 coming from 60 different countries. This year’s theme is “Ensuring water right of the river’s demand and healthy river basin maintenance’.

During the first two days of the conference the Chinese water minister Chen Lei held high level talks with delegations from Australia, Zimbabwe, USA, France, European Commission and the Netherlands.

Chinese and European cooperation

With the EU-delegation the minister discussed the progress of the newly formed China-European water platform (CEWP). Represented by the Danish environmental minister Ida Auken, the EU-delegation and the Chinese ministry of water resources agreed on a first working programme 2012-2015 for the platform that was initiated six months ago during the World Water Forum in Marseille, France.

The aim of the platform is to hold dialogues and strengthen joint research on improvement of water resource management. Three pillars of the cooperation are policy dialogue, research and business development.

Denmark, Portugal and Hungary are already full participants in the new platform, whereas other European countries are in the stage of talks.

Chinese and Dutch cooperation

Minister Chen Lei also met the Dutch delegation led by deputy director Ingwer de Boer of the ministry of infrastructure and environment on September 24. They exchanged views on cooperation related to water resource and flood risk management and talked about the progress of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in November last year.

Chen Lei especially memorized the importance of the joint Dutch-Sino Rhine-Huaihe river basin project. As both river basin bear a great resemblance both countries started to exchange knowledge and experiences on flood risk management.
(read more: Dutch and Chinese authorities start sharing information on the Rhine and Huaihe river basin programmes – November 22, 2011)

Most important cooperation partner
Chen Lei praised the Netherlands as it is internationally renowned for water technology and water management. Over the past 20 years a close partnership has been established between the Chinese and Dutch water authorities. For his ministry the Netherlands is one of the most important cooperation partners, Chen Lei said.

Head of the Dutch delegation Ingwer de Boer (seond right) thanked his Chinese guests for the cooperation in the past years and the remarkable achievements.

Tremendous water challenge
Earlier in his opening speech of the 5th Yellow River Forum, Chen Lei had pointed out that the Chinese government faces a tremendous water challenge. “Where highly developed economies had decades to solve their water problems, we must resolve these in a very short period”, the water minister said.

Symbol of Chinese nation
In March 2011 the Chinese government endorsed the 12th Five-Year Plan introducing a very stringent water resource policy, including for instance a total volume control for the nine provinces along the Yellow River.

Chen Lei ended his speech by pointing out that the Yellow River bears a very special significance. It is the symbol of the Chinese nation as the 5000-year-old Chinese civilization origins from its banks.

More information
5th Yellow River Forum – September 24-28, 2012
Zhengzhou, China
www.riverforum.cn

Yellow River Conservancy Commission
Zhengzhou, China
+86 0371 6602 3838
www.yellowriver.gov.cn
(in Chinese only)

Ministry of Water Resources
Beijing, China
+86 10 6320 2557
www.mwr.gov.cn

Ministry of Infrastructure and environment/Rijkswaterstaat
The Hague, the Netherlands
+31 70 351 80 80
www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/en

China Europe Water Platform
www.cewp.org
Head of EU CEWP Secretariat
in Europe: Henrik Dissing, Ministry of the Environment, Denmark
Email: hedis@nst.dk
in China: Hao Zhao , Ministry of Water Resources, China
Email: hao_zhao@mwr.gov.cn


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APM Terminals participates in expansion of Ningbo port, China

June 17th, 2012 by nwp

The Hague, Netherlands – Leaders from the Ningbo Port Group and APM Terminals were on hand in Copenhagen to sign a major agreement that creates a new level of cooperation in the fastest growing, deepwater, container port in the world.

The new agreement reflects a 75%/25% (Ningbo Port Group/APM Terminals) share to jointly invest and operate berths 3, 4, 5, comprising a one kilometer quay in Ningbo’s Meishan Container Terminal. Once constructed, the new facility will become operational by December 31, 2014.

Extra port capacity
“This agreement creates important, new port capacity needed for our customers in one of the fastest growing container markets in the world. We look forward to working closely with our partners in the Ningbo Port Group”, stated Henrik Lundgaard Pedersen, CEO of APM Terminals Asia-Pacific region, based in Shanghai, China.

Sixth largest container port in the world
Ningbo is a major gateway port in Eastern China and the Zhejiang Province. It is the 6th largest container port in the world with strong growth. Container throughput in Ningbo grew 17% annually from 2006 to 2010 and reached 14.5 million TEU in 2011. At the current growth rate, Ningbo capacity utilization will exceed 80% by the end of 2012, and the Meishan project for berths 3-5 represents the future source of capacity.

Meishan Container Terminal is the newest container terminal in Ningbo. It has five deep water container berths with designed capacity of 3 million TEU situated in the Meishan Bonded Port Zone.

Ideal market access
Zhejiang is located in the southern part of the Yangtze River Delta on the southeast coast of China. It faces the East China Sea on the east and neighbors Fujian on the south. Ningbo derives 95% of its growth from Zhejiang province which is the 4th largest economy and 5th largest export/import hinterland in China, serving a population of 55 million.

Concentration of vibrant manufacturing business
Zhejiang province boasts the most vibrant private manufacturing businesses in China, which export a wide range of products ranging from auto parts to cigarette lighters. Exports from the province have gained significant competitive advantage due to the efficiency of private ownership and scale of economy from industry clustering.

As a result, Ningbo Port is the fastest growing container gateway in China.

This press release was originally published on the website of APM Terminals.

More information
APM Terminals
The Hague
+31 70 304 3100
www.apmterminals.com


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Shanghai authorities approve multi level waterfront design by KuiperCompagnons

June 12th, 2012 by nwp

The Rotterdam based design and architect bureau KuiperCompagnons received the approval of the Shanghai authorities for their design of a new waterfront along the Huanpu river in Shanghai. For the extension of the southern part of the promenade Bund in Shanghai KuiperCompagnons made a draft of a multi-level skypark.

Reconnection to the river
The draft connects the old boroughs with the skypark Huanpu River, allowing the residents of Shanghai here get access again. Docks will be emptied and connected to make room for a waterfront walkway.

Old factories and warehouses will be removed or renovated to make way for bars, hotels and commercial buildings. One of the challenges of the project is to link the new Financial Center to the river.

Further develop draft design
South Bund Waterfront Area Integral Development Headquarter, Bund Financial Cluster Leaders’ Office and Shanghai Huangpu District Planning en het Land Administration Bureau, asked KuiperCompagnons to further develop the draft design.

Qingdao: integration of harbor and residency
Additionally KuiperCompagnons announced it won the competition for a new design for the Chines harbor of Qingdao on the Yellow Sea. The proposed draft combined the fishing terminals with living, residency and recreational functions.

The public space is placed on the roofs of the buildings, so that harbour activities of Qingdao can continue uninterrupted. The coming and going of the fishing boats is integrated in the urban spatial planning as an attraction.

This news item was originally published on the website of KuiperCompagnons (Dutch only).

Read more about the design of waterfronts on:
www.waterfrontsnl.com
Waterfronts NL is a collaboration of several Netherlands-based specialists in waterfront and marina development.

More information
KuiperCompagnons
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
+31 10 433 0099
www.kuiper.nl



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TenCate Geosynthetics project partner in Yellow River dike monitoring

March 20th, 2012 by nwp

TenCate Geosynthetics and AGT International have signed a letter of intent for collaboration on the installation of TenCate GeoDetect technology in a dike body at the Yellow River in Dayulan (Zhengzhou) in the Henan province in China.

TenCate GeoDetect is a monitoring system based on geotextiles with interwoven fibre optics, which registers changes in embankments and dikes. The system will be used in the AGT Flood Early Warning System.

Flood prognosis for timely evacuation
The AGT Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) will be employed to collect and analyse data on dike stability and deformations in the dike and on the risk of flooding. These will provide a basis for taking measures to prevent subsidence or dike failure as quickly as possible. The system is also able to do a flood prognosis and can assist decision makers in timely evacuation. It will provide the manager with information about the condition and stability of the dike.

Tracing possible defects
The future of TenCate Geosynthetics lies in offering solutions to geotechnical challenges by means of open innovation. ‘The collaboration of AGT International and TenCate Geosynthetics is another great example of open innovation within our industry’, states global group director Wally Moore. ‘The combination of our geosynthetics and sensor technology with partners such as AGT International gives us an innovative and differentiated approach to the tracing of possible defects in and problems with dikes and the hydraulic-infrastructural segment of our water and environmental activities.’


Experiments show that in case of an imminent dike breach the temperature drops and the breach can be detected up to five hours before it actually occurs.

Water management expertise
’By bringing Dutch know-how in water management, we are uniquely positioned with TenCate and other partners to implement this ground breaking system,’ says Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau, head of AGT International in the Netherlands. ’Our solution collects real-time information from new and existing systems to generate a real-time assessment of the river conditions. Our advanced prediction and simulation software will generate alerts and recommendations to affected areas. Another key element for the full realization and success of the project is our commitment to turning key project findings into shared learning opportunities.’

Yellow River project in China
The project is being carried out by AGT International in partnership with TNO Operations. The project will have a duration of over one year. The commissioning authority is the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC), which is responsible for the water management of the complete Yellow River. This river has a length of circa 5,000 kilometres through China.

Intelligent dike monitoring
For a number of years TenCate Geosynthetics, using TenCate GeoDetect, has been involved in projects with intelligent dike monitoring, including the IJkdijk project in the Netherlands.

TenCate GeoDetect has been tried and tested in hydraulic works structures such as embankment dams, canals and levees and is already used in the building of roads and railways and the construction of retaining walls, bridge abutments and underground constructions worldwide.

TenCate GeoDetect is patented and was specifically designed for geotechnical applications.

Once the project is successfully completed, the YRCC and AGT International will promote this solution to water and dike managers, including those in China.

This press release was originally published on the website of Ten Cate.

More information
Ten Cate Geosynthetics
Almelo, the Netherlands
+31 546 544 911
www.tencate.com


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