Geosystems® Project Case Studies

Thirty years of successful project installations tell the story.

Select project case studies highlighted below illustrate a variety of the Presto Geosystems' world-class projects around the globe.

• Soil Stabilization

• Geoweb® GeneralBack to top

General Geoweb

• History of Geocells-Presto invented the technology with the US Army Corps of Engineers (.pdf)

• Geoweb® Load Support SystemBack to top

Surface Stabilization

• Carlton Memorial Reserve Roadway and Parking (.pdf)
  Sarasota County, Florida
• Eglin Air Force Base Roadway (.pdf)
  Eglin, AFB, Florida
• Sand Roads (.pdf)
  Algeria
• Waimea Temporary Beach Access (.pdf)
  Waimea Bay, Hawaii

Roadway Shoulder Stabilization

• Stabilized Vegetation: Greendale Road Shoulder (.pdf)
  Greendale, Wisconsin
• Stabilized Aggregate: Road Shoulder Overview (.pdf)

Roadway Base Stabilization

• Kent County (.pdf)
  Kent County, Michigan
• Highway E (.pdf)
  Freedom, Wisconsin
• Highway 60 Test (.pdf)
  Lodi, Wisconsin

Porous Pavement

• Porous Pavement System Overview (.pdf)
• Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI) (.pdf)
  Moscow, Idaho
• Vegetated Porous Pavement Application Overview (.pdf)
• SOKA University (.pdf)
  Aliso Viejo, California

LEED® Green Building

• Geoweb System Contributes to LEED Credits (.pdf)

Trails

• Solutions for Trails and Greenways Overview (.pdf)
• Nahant Marsh Trail (.pdf)
  Davenport, Iowa
• Geauga Park District Horse Trail (.pdf)
  Geauga County, Ohio
• Manistee North Country Trail (.pdf)
  Manistee National Forest, Michigan
• Service Road-Golf Path on Caribbean Island (.pdf)
  Caribbean

Intermodal/Port Facilities

• Stabilization of Intermodal and Port Facilities Overview (.pdf)
• High Steel Facility (.pdf)
  Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Port of Oakland Berth 55 Article (.pdf)
  Oakland, California
• Port of Oakland Berth 55 Full Story (.pdf)
  Oakland, California

Mining Applications

• Geoweb Mining Applications Overview (.pdf)
• Moon Creek Tailings Containment (.pdf)
  Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Shoshone County, Idaho
• Moon Creek Technical Paper (.pdf)
  Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Shoshone County, Idaho

Airports

• Geoweb Airport Applications Overview (.pdf)
• Cleveland Hopkins Int'l Airport De-Icing Drainage Layer: Summary (.pdf)
  Cleveland, Ohio
• Cleveland Hopkins Int'l Airport De-Icing Drainage Layer (.pdf)
  Cleveland, Ohio

Military

• Geoweb Tank Trail Roads (.pdf)

Railroad Sub-Ballast

• Geoweb Reinforced Track Sub-Ballast Overview (.pdf)
• Geoweb Track Application Overview:Case Studies (.pdf)
• Soft Subgrade Remedies under Heavy Axle Loads (.pdf)
  2.5-year TTCI Test Results
• Test of Geoweb to Improve Track Stability Over Soft Soils Technical Paper (.pdf)
  Assn of American Railroads, Technology Digest
• British Rail Track Sub-Ballast Stabilization (.pdf)
  England

Boat Ramps

• Boat Ramp Overview (.pdf)

Low Water Crossings

• Florida Power & Light (.pdf)
  Florida
• Cove Mt. Farm Stream Crossing (.pdf)
  Pennsylvania
• US Forest Service Low Water Crossing (.pdf)
  Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia

Sludge Drying Beds

• Geoweb Sludge Drying Beds (.pdf)
  Sarasota County, Florida

• Geoweb® Slope Protection SystemBack to top

Vegetated Slopes

• Vegetated Slopes: Case Study Summary (.pdf)

Permeable Slopes

• Permeable Slopes: Case Study Summary (.pdf)

Geomembrane-Protection

• Geomembrane Protection:Case Study Summary (.pdf)

Highway Right-of-Way/Railroad

• Castle Rock Railroad Embankment (.pdf)
  Castle Rock, Washington
• Colonel Danforth Trail (.pdf)
  Ontario, Canada
• Cootes Paradise (.pdf)
  Hamilton, Ont, Canada
• Highway 401/7 (.pdf)
  Halton Hills, Ont., Canada
• Elm Street Bridge (.pdf)
  St Charles, Missouri

Landfill/Industrial

• Devil Canyon Hydroelectric Power Plant (.pdf)
  San Bernardino, California
• Jefferson County Waste Transfer (.pdf)
  Bessemer, Alabama
• Latah Creek Santary Sewer Main Repair (.pdf)
  Spokane, Washington

Containment/Lagoon/Geomembrane Protection

• Geomembrane Protection Case Study Summary (.pdf)
• Mud Lake Dam Liner Protection (.pdf)
  Gardnerville, Nevada
• Pyrite Remediation I-99 (.pdf)
  State College, Pennsylvania
• Dallas Eastside Water Treatment Plant (.pdf)
  Dallas, Texas
• James River Lagoon (.pdf)
  Marathon, Ont., Canada
• Jet Fuel Containment Lagoon (.pdf)
  Pittsburgh Airport, Pennsylvania
• Syncrude Oilsands Tailings Pond (.pdf)
  Ft McMurray, Alberta, Canada
• Usiminis Stormwater Retention Basin (.pdf)
  Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Shoreline Protection

• Chicago Botanical Garden Restoration (.pdf)
  Chicago, Illinois
• Lake Michigan Shoreline (.pdf)
  South Haven, Michigan
• Lake Isabella/Little Miami River (.pdf)
  Hamilton County, Ohio
• Dinosaur Provincial Park (.pdf)
  Brooks, Alberta, Canada
• Regina Shoreline Sewage Lagoon (.pdf)
  Regina, Sask., Canada
• Wamego Shoreline Restoration (.pdf)
  Wamego, Kansas
• Seski Pond (.pdf)
  Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Mining Applications

• Geoweb Mining Applications Overview (.pdf)

Dike & Levees/Dams

• Petrochemical Company, Repair/Upgrade (.pdf)
  Sarnia, Ont., Canada

LEED® Green Building

• Geoweb System Contributes to LEED Credits (.pdf)

Research: Vegetated Channels

• High Performance Vegetated Solutions: Research Synopsis Geoweb with TRM (.pdf)

• Geoweb® Channel Protection SystemBack to top

Concrete Channels

• Concrete Channels: Case Study Summary (.pdf)

Vegetated Channels

• Vegetated Channels: Case Study Summary (.pdf)

Research: Vegetated Channels

• High Performance Vegetated Solutions: Research Synopsis Geoweb with TRM (.pdf)

Swales/Drainage Ditches

• Crestwood Swale (.pdf)
  Los Angeles, California

Stacked/Vegetated

• West Bouldin Creek (.pdf)
  Austin, Texas
• Cirby Creek (.pdf)
  Roseville, California
• Molly Ann's Brook Flood Control (.pdf)
  US Army Corps Flood Control Project, Haledon, New Jersey
• Underwood Creek (.pdf)
  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Los Trancos Creek (.pdf)
  Newport Beach, California
• Ruisseau Leamy (.pdf)
  Hull, Quebec, Canada
• Ruisseau Leamy (French) (.pdf)
  Hull, Quebec, Canada

Stormwater Channels: Vegetated

• Opa-Locka Canal (.pdf)
  Opa-locka, Florida

Stormwater Channels: Aggregate

• Legends Field Case Study (.pdf)
  Tampa, Florida

Stormwater Channels: Concrete

• AG Simpson Stormwater Channel (.pdf)
  Oakville, Ont., Canada
• Ayalon Stormwater Channel (.pdf)
  Tel-Aviv, Israel
• Empire Landfill Down Chute Channel (.pdf)
  Taylor, Pennsylvania

Mining Applications

• Geoweb Mining Applications Overview (.pdf)

• Geoweb® Retaining Walls/Earth Retention SystemBack to top

Earth Retention/General Retaining Walls

• Earth Retention: Vegetated Walls Case Study Summary (.pdf)

Avalanche Barrier

• Avalanche Protection (.pdf)
  Siglufjordur, Iceland

Industrial/Road Right-of-Way

• Broadmoor Road (.pdf)
  Bayside, Wisconsin
• Chiba Prefecture Wall (.pdf)
  Japan
• Kressview Springs Condominium (.pdf)
  Cambridge, Ont., Canada
• Kressview Springs Condominium - Phase II (.pdf)
  Kressview Springs Condominium - Phase II
• Legacy Village Shopping Center (.pdf)
  Lyndhurst, Ohio
• Phoenix Park (.pdf)
  Kangwan-do, Korea
• Moreland Hills (.pdf)
  Moreland Hills, Ohio
• Cerra de Arena (Spanish) (.pdf)
  Peru
• Tanner Moffett Creeks, Columbia River Gorge (.pdf)
  Oregon

Stacked Channel/Shoreline

• West Bouldin Creek (.pdf)
  Austin, Texas
• Schlitt Seawall Dike (.pdf)
  Vero Beach, Florida
• Ruisseau Leamy (.pdf)
  Hull, Quebec, Canada
• Ruisseau Leamy (French) (.pdf)
  Hull, Quebec, Canada
• Los Trancos Creek (.pdf)
  Newport Beach, California

Mining & Dams

• Geoweb Mining Applications Overview (.pdf)
• Olivenhain Dam (.pdf)
  San Diego County, California

Culvert Headwall

• Uranium City Culvert Headwall (.pdf)
  Uranium City, Sask., Canada
• City of Hull Culvert Headwall (.pdf)
  Hull, Quebec, Canada

LEED® Green Building

• Geoweb System Contributes to LEED Credits (.pdf)

• Geoweb® Shoreline Protection SystemBack to top

Vegetated Shorelines

• Chicago Botanical Garden Restoration (.pdf)
  Chigago, Illinois
• Lake Michigan Shoreline (.pdf)
  South Haven, Michigan
• Lake Isabella/Little Miami River (.pdf)
  Hamilton County, Ohio
• Dinosaur Provincial Park (.pdf)
  Brooks, Alberta, Canada
• Regina Shoreline Sewage Lagoon (.pdf)
  Regina, Sask., Canada
• Wamego Shoreline Restoration (.pdf)
  Wamego, Kansas
• Seski Pond (.pdf)
  Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Flood Walls/Seawalls

• Schlitt Seawalls (.pdf)
  Vero Beach, Florida

• Porous Pavements

• Geoblock®Back to top

Fire Access Lanes

• Geoblock Fire Access Case Study Summary (.pdf)

Fire Access Lanes|Pedestrian Green Areas

• Friends University (.pdf)
  Wichita, Kansas
• SOKA University (.pdf)
  Aliso Viejo, California

Green Parking

• Phipps Conservatory Event Parking (.pdf)
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Jack Darling Park (.pdf)
  Mississauga, Ont., Canada

Trails

• Solutions for Trails and Greenways (.pdf)
• Museum of Science and Industry Walking Trail (.pdf)
  Tampa, Florida
• Walking Pathway (.pdf)
  Caribbean Island

ATV/OHM Trail-Hardening

• Hard Trails in Alaska Article (.pdf)
  Alaska
• Palmer Hay Flats ATV Trail (.pdf)
  Alaska
• Aitkin and Itasca Counties Trail (.pdf)
  Aitkin & Itasca Counties, Minnesota
• National Park Service, Managing Degraded Off-Highway Vehicle Trails in Wet, Unstable, and Sensitive Environments Handbook (.pdf)
  Kodiak Island, Alaska
• Trail Hardening Applications (.pdf)

Grass Steps

• Edith Wharton's The Mount Grass Stairs (.pdf)
  Lenox, Massachusetts

• GeoPave®Back to top

Permeable Parking

• Citadel Alumni Parking Lot-Project Snapshot (.pdf)
  Charleston, South Carolina
• Citadel Alumni Parking-Full Stormwater article (.pdf)
  Charleston, NC

• FilterPave®Back to top

Recycled Material Content

• How Many Glass Bottles Make One Square Foot of FilterPave Pavements (.pdf)

Driveways

• ReVISION House Retrofit, Las Vegas, Nevada (.pdf)

Parking Areas

• Heritage Park ADA-Accessible Parking (.pdf)
  Ft. Meade, Florida

Trails/Walkways

• International Crane Foundation Trail (.pdf)
  Baraboo, Wisconsin
• Morton Arboretum Walkway (.pdf)
  Lisle, Illinois

Driveways

• Cordell Shipping Container Facility (.pdf)
  Houston, Texas
• Cabin on Lake Travis Driveway & Sidewalk (.pdf)
  Lago Vista, Texas
• Emerald Site Services Driveway (.pdf)
  Frankfort, Illinois

Boat Launch

• Mattituck Boat Launch (.pdf)
  Long Island, New Jersey

Trails/Walkways

• Toledo Ohio Zoo (.pdf)

• Portable Mats

• GeoTerra®Back to top

Wind Farms

• Geoterra and Geoweb in Wind Farm Roadways (.pdf)

Helipads

• GeoTerra Helipads Article (.pdf)