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Port North Common User Berth , Brisbane

Client: Brady Marine

Project Date: 2023-2024

Asset Owner: Ports North

Overview

Port North Common User Berth required Fabric Formed grout mattresses to be installed around the intake structure to provide protection against scour.

To be able to achieve this, installation dredging operations were required to remove 220m3 of sediment to achieve the required design RL.

The grout mattresses specified for this project are 400mm thick to provide protection around the piles and intake strainer against scour.Scour Tech has a proprietary product for this application created from Geotextile material. The Fabric Formed Mattresses are custom designed and built to cater for the structure’s needs, providing form work for pouring concrete within the marine environment

  • Excavate 220m³ around intake structure of seabed to achieve dive RL
  • Remove debris
  • Install Scour Tech fabric formwork mattresses and secure
  • Fill mattresses with concrete