Hungary

Motorway M7 in Hungary

- based on Fibertex Geotextiles

Case_GEO_Motorway M7 in Hungary
Case_GEO_Motorway M7 in Hungary

The project

The motorway M7 in the western region of Lake Balaton from Budapest to Croatia had to be constructed over thick peat layers with very low bearing capacity.

The peat layers were typically 3-4 m deep, but in some areas as much as 6-8 m deep. The underground water level was close to the ground surface. The expected settlement of the embankment was 70 cm on the average, but in some places up to 100 cm. The height of the embankment was 9-11 m.

Key soil figures: Top soil removal 186,960 m3, base of the embankment 526,985 m3, embankment 2,943,945 m3 and dynamic soil exchange 281,563 m3.

 

The Fibertex solution

To stabilize the soft subsoil, Fibertex Geotextiles were installed between the construction layers as a separator. On extremely poor subsoil, Fibertex Geotextiles were used in combination with geogrid. In total 1.2 million m2 Fibertex Geotextiles were installed and 500,000 m2 geogrid.

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Motorway M7 in Hungary
Case_GEO_Motorway M7 in Hungary

M7 Ordacsehi-Balatonkeresztúr section

  • 25.7 km motorway section on soils with very low bearing capacity
  • Construction of a 9-11 m embankment to carry the motorway
  • 1.2 million m2 of Fibertex Geotextiles was installed in combination with geogrid to stabilize the subsoil.

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