ARS Metals is a large automated steel plant in Southern India. The power plant requires a 100,000 m3 raw water reservoir. The reservoir was lined with an HDPE geomembrane as a water seepage barrier. The geomembrane lined slope needed stability and protection from the uplift. Since the slope involved was quite steep, the Strata solution of using StrataWeb® geocells with a concrete fill proved to be the most technically superior and cost-effective as compared to others.
Despite heavy rain in Tamil Nadu during November and December, which drastically reduced work tempo, the project was completed successfully within the stipulated time schedule. No other solution could have been executed within a shorter period or lesser cost, considering the steep slopes and the rainwater accumulation issues at the base. The reservoir now stores water for usage in the thermal power plant.
