Ghabawi Landfill – Cell No. 5 Construction Quality Assurance (CQA)

Envitech was appointed by Arabian Environmental Construction (AEC) to carry out third party, independent, Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) during the installation of the geosynthetic lining system at Ghabawi non-hazardous landfill site, Cell No. 5. The area that was lined with a single composite lining system was approximately 190 000m2. The lining system included a Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL), a 2mm HDPE (smooth and textured), a 1000g/m2 protection geotextile and a geocomposite drainage layer.

Envitech was responsible for carrying out the construction quality assurance during the duration of the geosynthetic lining installation. The key features of the project included the following:

  • Subgrade inspection and approvals
  • Anchor trench inspection and approvals
  • Daily record keeping (Daily diaries, subgrade acceptance reports, panel layout diagrams, etc.)
  • On site destructive and non-destructive quality testing
  • Conformance testing
  • Technical assistance and advice
  • Welding Equipment inspections
  • Material delivery inspections
  • Verification and quality testing of repairs
  • Preparation of as-built drawings for the geosynthetic panels
  • Electronic Leak Location Testing on the covered geomembrane
  • Final CQA Report and handover

 

Electronic Leak Location Testing

HDPE Samples for Conformance Testing

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS


3rd party CQA Electrical Leak Location Testing