‘Se TENCATE Mirafi’ PROJECT REFERENCE Ta CRC Ue mm Cg Yard for Infinity Logistics, Westport, Klang + Subgrade Stabilization fr container yard fr infty Logistics, Westport, Kiang Project Data - 1 Project ' | Yearof constuction: 2015 : © ciiont Init Logistics & Transport Sén Bhd ' Material TenCate Miraf HP380a Introduction: In South East Asi, infrastructure development increasingly involved construction over soft soils. Soft soils commonly formed by alluvial deposition in a Take or sea environment, poses great challenges and difficulties from the infrastructure constuction pint af view, Pulau Indah is home to Westport, Malaysia, The general subsoil in this area is mado up af vey sft marine clay to depths af mare than 30m, the water table is almost at ground lavl an the subgrade comprises a dessicated cust layer ofthe marine clay formation, At this project site, a stable load supporting platform was required fr container handing and stacked storage, Problem: Due to the increase in container handling and storage demand, addtional load supporting platform areas had ta be constructed. With the shovementioned soft marine clay profile, the onstruction of the intial platform was) very Challenging and costly. Tm af base couse material ‘was laid in efforts to create a stale platform However, when the heavy-reach stacker startod operations on the platform, severe rutting ccured as shown in Figure 1. ‘Figure J: ating on container’ lad supporting platform Solution : The platform at Westport Pulau Indah was reconstructed with Nirafi HP380a subgrade stabilization geotetil placed betweon the soft subprade and a reduced. base course thickness of 500 mm over the soft subgrade as shown in. Figure 2. The Mira” HP98Oa subgrade stabilization geotentia offered @ combined function of reinforcement, base course confinement, separation and permeability which resulted ina stabl ead supporting platform fr containar handing, stacked storage and cast savings forthe clint TenCateMiraf’ HP380a Figur 2: Mia” HPagooerilis placed between the sot subgrade and hase course material tpt 9° TENCATE a eu materials that make a differenceTENCATE Mirafi’ PROJECT REFERENCE Ta CRC ULE mm Clg Yard for Infinity Logistics, Westport, Klang Installation: Tha subgrade was frst popared by making the surface of the subgrade relatively smooth and lovee, The Mira” HP380a geotextle wes then roll out fat and tight with no folds or wrinkles Girectly on the prepared subgrade as shown in Figure 3. Adjacent rolls were joined. by overlapping. The aggregate fil was paced and spread over the Miraf’ HP3B0a geotetiln 200 to 300 mm lose its. The aggregate fil was end-dunped trom the edge of the previously placed material, spreacing trom the middle outwards. Subsequently, the aggregate fill was ampacted to the project requirement. gure 3: Laying of Ma” HP Geotetio. ‘Summary: ‘The use af geasymhetc has been shown to improve the performance of roads and other load support structures. The most established method for unpaved rad designs the Groud Han Method which was developed to deteine the thicknesses of unrvnforcod and geosyntheticreinfoced aggregate bases for unpaved roads over soft subgrade, Inthe caso of Westport, Pulau Indah project, the adoption of Mira” HP38Ca getextila with a reduced base couts thickness of 500 mm prove to be an ‘optimal solution that provided a stable load supporting patfrm for container handing and stocked staraga as shown in Figure 4, The Mira” HPa geotextile provided an integrated function of reinforcement, base course confinement, separation, as well as prmesbiity that sgifcantly improved and enhanced subgrade stabilization, It was a solution which was cost effective forthe client as oppaseé to the inital construction without the use of ‘geotentil that proved to be costly and unsatisfactory. NX tb Figure 4: Stated coins oad supporting platform ‘rem pa Ea yp os te ty ame tee pe te ae oe yy a ee ey ie Gt nt ee TENCATE aterm materials that make a difference