Stabilisation Project in Manchester, UK

Introduction & Problem Statement

A large crack had formed in a car park on the outskirts which required urgent remedial works to prevent a further geotechnical failure.

The Solution

As the official distribution Partner of iGG for UK Salix provided an AquaRockBag® solution to improve the stability of a riverbank near Manchester, reducing the overall requirement for sheet piling.

AquaRockBag® helped to provide time and cost saving. As the rock size is relatively small, sediment can accrete and vegetation can establish. This helped to provide an environmentally sensitive solution whilst reducing the overall cost and requirements for the remediation works.

After one year

After one year the vegetation growth was great, nearly all the AquaRockBag® were covered with vegetation. After another year the AquaRockBag® will disappear and melt together with the environment.