Levees and flood control embankments face challenging conditions: soft foundation soils, seepage, erosion, and the need to maintain structural integrity under both normal and flood-stage loading. High-strength woven geotextile (HSWG) reinforcement is a proven solution for levee construction and rehabilitation that Flint Technical Geosolutions has applied across a range of projects.
The Role of HSWG in Levee Construction
Flint’s field services team uses high-strength seaming techniques to seam Flintex™ HSWG for levee reinforcement and reinforcement of soft soils under roads. Flintex™ offers impressive bi-directional tensile strengths, a rip-resistant weave, and reinforced selvages for high sewn seam strength when large panels need to cover broad areas.
Field Seaming at Scale
One of Flint’s key capabilities is the ability to seam Flintex panels into large sheets in the field — sometimes acres in area. This means levee reinforcement projects requiring broad, continuous fabric coverage can be served by a single field operation rather than relying on smaller prefabricated panels with more joints.
