Our Products at Work

Cincinnati Horseshoe Casino Lagging Wall - Cincinnati, OH

US Fabrics supplied a 21,000 p/f² prefabricated drainboard with a 23 g/min/ft flow rate to Cincinnati based contractor Richard Goettle to place

• (65) 4' x 50' rolls of drainboard
• Total of 13,000 SF
• Placed between lagging wall and concrete wall

City of Newark Anaerobic Digester Cleaning with EcoTube™ - Newark, OH

US Fabrics partnered with Burch Hyrdro Inc to start the yearly cleaning of anaerobic digesters for the City of Newark, Ohio. Pumping was completed in

• 2 60' x 100' EcoTubes™ , polymer feed system and 3-man pump/vac crew
• Aprox. 1.0 MG of sludge with 3-6% solids
• Pumping completed in less than a week
• EcoTubes™ opened and sludge removed in less that 30 days
• Sludge in EcoTubes™ at close to 20% solids

EcoTube™ Vs Dewatering Box - Southwest Ohio

A southwest Ohio community teamed with US Fabrics to conduct a study comparing the viability and efficiency of an EcoTube™ versus an industry

• The first pour into the dewatering box yielded a total of 7,500 gallons of 2% solids from the aerated digester. The first pour into a 30' x 60' EcoTube™ yielded 30,000 gallons of 2% solids from the aerated digester.
• Subsequent pours into the dewatering box have resulted in a total of 14,000 gallons into the box that yet to fully dewater.
• In comparison, the 30' x 60' EcoTubes™ have dewatered a total of 300,000 gallons of 2% digester sludge with room for additional sludge! The sludge in the EcoTubes™ when hauled away will yield between 16-25% solids.

South Dakota DOT Landscaping with Geocell - Pierre, SD

Landscaping project for the offices of South Dakota D.O.T. "The crews were impressed with how the cellular confinement product bent around the curve

• Landscaping project for the offices of Pierre Region South Dakota D.O.T.
• Fairly steep application, including changing grades and curves
• 1,610 SF of 6 inch 30 series with US 120NW nonwoven underneath as separator and weed barrier

Dominion Cove Point Revetment - Lusby, Maryland

This MDE project entailed dredging a pier for oil tankers, building a stone revetment and filling the area between the revetment and the protected shoreline...

Bank of Kentucky Reinforced, Vegetated Slope - Kentucky

A 21 foot high reinforced slope was constructed at the base of a parking lot for a local bank. After constructing it with welded-wire baskets and utilizing

• 21 Foot High
• Stratagrid SG 350 reinforcement
• Strata MicroGrid facing grid
• Welded Wire Form Baskets 10' x 1.5' x 1.5', bent 90 degrees
• Baskets are 4 gauge wire, mesh opening 4" x 4"
• Tensile strength 70,000 psi

Mile Hi RC Club - Aurora, CO

6,000 sys of US 230 was used for a 500' x 55' runway for remote control aircraft. The sun finishes the installation by smoothing out any wrinkles.6,000...

Geogrid Reinforced Retaining Wall

US Fabrics worked directly with Kowalski Engineering to deliver a geogrid with the specified long-term design strength on a demanding schedule!US Fabrics...

Dynotec Inc Custom Filter Bag - Columbus, OH

US Fabrics worked with Dynotec to deliver a custom size filter bag that upon project completion will be cut open and used as a garden!

I-90 Ohio DOT

A base stabilization geogrid with an aperture designed to interlock with #2 stone was used over sandy soils and resulted in a 40% savings over a punched

• 10,000 sys of Biaxial Geogrid
• Reinforcement over sandy soils
• Aperture designed to interlock with #2 stone
• Cost savings to contractor of 40% versus a punched and drawn geogrid

BaseGrid Biaxial Geogrid Stabilization - Cincinnati, OH

BaseGrid 33 was used to stabilize questionable soils. US Fabrics was called at 3 pm and had product on site by 8:00 am the next morning! BaseGrid 33...

Duke Energy Power Plant - OH

A levy dividing two ash ponds at the Duke Energy power plant was constructed utilizing US 4800 high strength geotextile with a 6" cellular confinement

• A levy dividing two ash ponds
• US 4800 high strength woven across top and both sides
• 6" 20 series geocell with #4 rebar pins staking it in place
• Rip rap placed at bottom

Chatfield College - St. Martin, OH

Construction of 2,800 foot long temporary construction entrance through existing farmland that will eventually become a permanent entrance for the college.

• Entrance to the college
• 2 years later the road is fantastic!
• 2,800 linear foot temporary construction
• entrance through existing farmland
• US 200 accepted as an alternative to more
• costly high-strength geotextile
• 18 month service life
• Will eventually be paved to create a permanent

Empire Dike & Levy Construction - Louisiana

66,000 sy of US 600 woven Geotextile, a custom-made fabric designed to meet the project specification and sewn to custom length and widths.

• 66,000/sy of US 600 Woven Geotextile
• A custom-made fabric to meet the project specification
• Sewn to custom length and widths

Road Stabilization - Deer Park, Ohio

"Flexible" bi-axial geogrid used as an alternative to the standard "punched and drawn" geogrid resulting in significant savings. 

• 1,800 sys of a bi-axial geogrid
• Material costs reduced by $3,000.00 over the price of a punched and drawn geogrid
• Reinforcement over soft-clay

Precaster's Yard - Stacy, Minnesota

19,000 sys of US 200 installed for separation and stabilization of a precaster's yard. One year later they describe it as the "best part of our yard!"

• 19,000 sys of US 200
• Separation & stabilization of storage yard for precaster
• One year later: "It looks great! It's the best part of our yard."

Building Implosion - Utica, NY

US 380NW is used to stop "fly rock" during the implosion of a 10 story warehouse in Utica, NY. Nearly 500 pounds of explosives were used to bring down

Twin Tunnels (Veterans Memorial Tunnels) - Idaho Springs, CO

The Westbound I-70 Twin Tunnels project widened the westbound bore of the tunnel in Idaho Springs to about 53-feet. This will accommodate a third lane

• 510 4' x 50' rolls of prefabricated drainboard
• 29,000 clips
• 595 rolls of waterproof tape

With a wider, brighter tunnel entrance, the traffic flow on westbound I-70 will improve as motorists will be less likely to slow down when approaching the tunnel. Driver safety will also improve with the removal of rock from the walls above the tunnel portals and along the north side of the highway along the outside each portal.

Cow Carpet - Moreland, IN

Cow Carpet is not just for cows! We love making horses happy too! US Fabrics worked directly with one our Aeromodeling runway fabric users, Erin Dobbs,

"LOOK! I no longer have to worry about my muck boots getting stuck in 'feet' deep mud! THANK YOU! I have told all my horse friends! 🙂" -Erin

Visit our Cow Carpet product page for more information on this amazing product!

Gold King Mine Cleanup with EcoTubes™ - Silverton, CO

On August 5, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) miscalculated the amount of toxic waste water behind a tailings damn in the Gold King Mine

Approximately three million gallons of contaminated wastewater was released into Cement Creek. The wastewater contained heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, iron, copper, cadmium, aluminum, and mercury. The water moved downstream through to the San Juan River and eventually to Lake Powell. The contaminated runoff turned the Animas River a bright orange-brown.