Bouygues urgently called on CLAS to carry out the installation of concrete armour units. The offshore breakwater had been severely damaged three times by winter storms and, despite the procedures and equipment deployed, including POSIBLOC™, multibeam sonar and digital twin tools, the works were not progressing as expected. After 18 months of sustained efforts, the…
Van Oord appointed CLAS to provide technical support on the Constanța port extension project in Romania. During the Constanța port protection project in Romania, CLAS teams worked alongside Van Oord, providing specialized support for the installation of ACCROPODE™II concrete armour units and independent certification of the breakwater armour layer. The mission entrusted to CLAS Technical…
CHARIER called on CLAS to assist during the extension of the La Turballe breakwater. To call on the expertise of CLAS. All stakeholders involved in this project wished to obtain Class A certification for this major structure. CLAS intervened to achieve this objective. The placement of the X-bloc® units was carried out by divers. X-bloc®…
For the reconstruction of the armor layer of the Cap Sicié breakwater, Ocelian chose the BS1 unit and the assistance of CLAS. The replacement of the sea outfall of the Cap Sicié wastewater treatment plant required the removal of several hundred old ACCROPODE™ units, many of which were broken. The reconstruction required the manufacture of…
NMDC chose the experts of CLAS (formerly IDMer) to support it in the construction of the four ZAKUM islands. Two islands were built with an X-bloc® armor layer and two with an ACCROPODE™ II armor layer. NMDC chose IDMer, now CLAS, for the construction of the four islands and the final certification of the works.…
The construction site for the protection breakwater of the water intakes of the BARAKAH nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi had been halted. NMDC was required to place 110,000 CORELOC units on this project. The use of the POSIBLOC™ system led to the refusal of placement and to delays on the construction site. IDMer, now…
The IJM–CHEC joint venture had to resume the construction works of the Kuantan breakwater and obtain Class A Breakwater certification. The IJM–CHEC joint venture corrected the non-conformities of the underlayer and the ACCROPODE™ II armor layer under the supervision of CLAS. ACCROPODE™ is a registered trademark owned by ARTELIA, which is in no way affiliated…
The construction of the Kuantan breakwater was experiencing difficulties, and abnormal movements accompanied by multiple unit breakages appeared. ECERDC called on CLAS to assess the structure and then supervise the works. Several months were required to finalize the expert assessment of the structure and to formally establish the causes of the defects. This major structure…
The company CFE QATAR was unable to construct the breakwater armor layer. The company IDMer, now CLAS, intervened on an emergency basis. CFE QATAR was using the POSIBLOC™ system. Placement was being rejected and the construction site was exposed to delay penalties. Approximately 40,000 ACCROPODE™ units had to be installed… a challenge that our experts…
The company ARCHIRODON was unable to pass the bend of the breakwater due to wave action, which constantly destroyed the slope. It was also necessary to certify the quality of the works. The company IDMer, now CLAS, intervened on an emergency basis. Our experts trained Archirodon’s divers and significantly accelerated the installation rate of the…