Coastal and port protection

Solmax Geotube®

The technology is used in a simple and environmentally friendly way for several coastal and port protection projects.

Solmax Geotube® technology is used in a simple and environmentally friendly way for coastal and harbor protection. The product is a durable and proven solution for shoreline and sea protection and widely used in marine and hydraulic engineering, such as breakwaters, dikes and marine spill containment structures.
Once the Geotube® bag is in place, the solution provides years of sustained performance to protect coastlines, rebuild beaches or reclaim land.

Envidan is the only distributor in Denmark to offer the original Solmax Geotube®, which is a technology for several different coastal protection projects.

Cladding of banks

Coastal revetments can be eroded by wave action. Solmax Geotubes® can be used for a range of coastal erosion solutions that also improve access to public facilities and protect facilities and property

Dams

Dikes are often constructed to allow construction to take place in more suitable conditions. Solmax Geotubes® are widely used for this purpose, either as the primary solution or as the core of a rock structure.

Piers

Groynes regulate the lateral movement of sand along beaches, reducing erosion and retaining sand in specific locations. Solmax Geotubes® are widely used as a mound for this purpose, improving access to public facilities such as beaches and piers.

Breakwaters

Breakwaters reduce the energy of the wave before the waves reach the shore, thus reducing the erosive forces on the beach. Solmax Geotubes® are widely used worldwide for this purpose as it requires very high quality geotextiles. Here, material quality and safety go hand in hand.

Offshore structures

As a market leader, Solmax provides a comprehensive range of marine geotextiles and Geotubes® to reduce and control erosion around offshore structures such as bridges, pipelines or wind turbines.

How Solmax GeoTube® works

Solmax Geotube® is used in 3 phases of coastal protection

Step 1: Filling

Filling the Solmax Geotube® bag: Fill the bag with excavated sand or similar materials. The geotextile retains the material in the bag and is constructed from a unique fabric specifically designed for marine structure.

Step 2: Material retention

Material retention: In this stage, the filled material is retained in the geotextile bag, where Solmax Geotube® allows the filled material to go from suspension to form a dense monolithic structure in the bag.

Step 3: Structural use

Structural use of Solmax Geotube®: In the final stage, the filled and densified Geotube® is used as a structural mass for coastal protection. When used in conjunction with a geotextile membrane, the bag can be used as a sand dune core or as a shoreline reinforcement or erosion prevention. If use of the bag ceases, the bag, which is made of polypropylene, can be delivered for incineration after use.