CASE STUDY Washing unit for wood flakes Lichtervelde, Belgium A company that processes wood to flakes needed a washing unit to separate the sand from the wood flakes. Retaining walls were erected out of FRC to maintain and store the wood flakes. Challenge The washing unit is typically subjected to high abrasion forces. Wooden flakes are transported in and out the unit by means of heavy earth moving equipment. In the original design, the walls and floor of the washing unit (15.6x2.4x2.4m) contained steel mesh. Due to the abrasion action of the earthmoving equipment in combination with the presence of water, the steel would quickly be subjected to corrosion and the durability of the design could therefor not be guaranteed. Solution • After consultation with the Clie

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