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Project summary

Deep Moor Landfill Cut-off drain/wall.

Site: Deep Moor Landfill, Bideford

Client: Devon Waste Management Ltd
Consultant: SLR Consulting Ltd
Contractor: Keller Ground Engineering
Sub-contractor: GSE Lining Technology
Product: Protexia FmF017
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Quantity: 727m
Product functions: Combined barrier and protection

There was concern at the site that leachate could permeate from the old dilute and disperse part of the
landfill to pollute a watercourse adjacent to the site.

It was decided that a cut-off wall should be installed together with a vertical, stone drain against the
landfill side of the wall, with a drainage pipe at the base, to collect leachate.
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A geocomposite, a 2.5mm high density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane with a geotextile protector bonded to
both sides, was specified to provide an easy-to-install "wall". The geotextile, selected by carrying out cylinder
testing, would provide the necessary protection both during installation and in service.

The geocomposite was fabricated into 5.9m wide panels (excluding geotextile joint overlaps) and fitted with GSEs
CurtainWall Interlock system. This meant that joints between adjacent panels could be formed as the panels were
lowered into the trench. A crane and lifting frame was used to install the panels.

A biodegradable polymer slurry was used to provide support to the trench during the installation phase. This was
effectively displaced by the granular drainage layer once the panels were in place.