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Floating Sediment / Turbidity  Curtains

Mentanza Pty Ltd manufactures an extensive range of sediment curtains and filter baffle systems these systems have an extremely broad number of applications, our systems are currently in use by some of the worlds largest dredging, mining, construction and infrastructure companies:

Curtains deployed in port expansion dredging and reclamation. Skirt depths on this application ranged from tapered contours for shores up to 12m deep. Curtain skirts are furled to float assemblies to make deployment easier. Curtains are deployed and anchored in position then the skirts are dropped.  Permanent furling lines may be installed if required at additional cost.  Float assemblies are joined using ASTM 962 pattern universal boom  connectors. This transfers the load from one float segment to the next and allows our curtains to be attached to oil containment booms, sliding tidal compensators
Bucket dredge frame fabricated for dredging of contaminated materials. frames are configured from HDPE pipe and may be broken down for transportation. Skirt lift winches may be fitted if required. Freeing ports incorporated in dredge frame curtain to compensate for bucket vacuum. The size and number of freeing ports are determined by bucket size winch speed Freeing ports fitted with weighted flaps which open to allow water in but close to prevent sediment escaping from contained area. Ports are supported by mesh inserts to maintain shape of opening.
Type II curtain floats are fabricated from 630gsm PVC with reinforcing webbing above and below floats. The webbing under the float is joined from one segment to the next using a SS D ring and shackle Type III curtains are fabricated from 900gsm PVC have an additional tension wire as well as webbing. depending on application a flap and becket joining system is utilised to prevent leakage HDP Curtains have rotationally moulded PE floats in addition to webbing and wire rope reinforcement. HDP curtains are usually installed in permanent locations. 
TII contractors 2m curtain used to control sediment during foreshore reconstruction  floating bridge mat consists o0f two float assemblies with a float supported geo-fabric to catch lead paint fragments and other debris from bridge repair. In this case the bridge was demolished and dropped into the mat and lifted out by floating crane 500m curtain delivered in continuous length with furled skirt for immediate deployment. curtains are available fin segment lengths from 15 to 30m. 
Double curtain deployed around wharf demolition, contaminated site. Skirt configured from a heavy woven fabric to allow sediment to hit and fall rather than being entrained in skirt. Curtain deployed for seawall remediation in river with high flow and heavy ferry traffic. This curtain is fitted with a 100kN woven polyester skirt All curtains seamed using twin needle lock stitch (Adler 221) #346 bonded polyester. Webbing tension members attached using four rows of stitching at 3SPI
110m pre-assembled silt curtain pack. Type II SC125 fitted with 2.5m geotex  N/Woven skirt with 0.5m flow through mesh panel between floats and skirt 110m pre-assembled silt curtain pack. Type II SC125 fitted with 3m geotex N/Woven skirt and mesh flow through float assembly 110m + 40m pre-assembled silt curtain pack. Mooring posts and hardware. Curtain configuration 1.5m geotex N/Woven skirt
The effectiveness of a properly designed and deployed curtain cannot be underestimated. In this application a model SC125 with a 2m geotex 701 non-woven polypropylene skirt has been deployed in a tidal waterway. The seabed is irregular rocks covered with oysters over which the factory fitted chain ballast provides a sea. As the tide ebbs the load against the skirt increases but the curtain continues to contain the suspended solids.

Our silt and sediment curtains are used to:

bulletControl of sediment on water based (or adjacent) construction operations
bulletControl of sediment both from dredging operations and from dredge deposition
bulletMine tailings dams to reduce the amount of suspended solids at decants
bulletPre-filtering of potable waters to remove leaf litter and fire debris (ash)
bulletControl of toxic algae
bulletControl of aquatic plants
bulletScreen of large solids in effluent treatment ponds
bulletMine tailings overflow screening

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