Jizan flood control channel

INFRASTRUCTURE · JIZAN ECONOMIC CITY, SAUDI ARABIA

A large drainage channel uses GFRP reinforcement and shaped elements in an environment with demanding service-life requirements.

Project Jizan flood control channel
Photograph: IKK MateenBar

The project and its requirements

The industrial city of Jizan near the Red Sea needs protection from seasonal heavy rainfall. The project includes a flood control channel approximately 23 kilometres long.

How the reinforcement was used

MateenBar™ and specially shaped bars were used in concrete slabs and expansion details. The channel has a design service life of 100 years.

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Source of the project and photographs: IKK MateenBar. A manufacturer reference, not a project delivered by FiberCore.

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