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DefenCell™ is a
cellular expeditionary earth filled barrier system enabling
structures to be built from locally available compactable
materials and allow the quick assembly of defensive and protective
positions.
DefenCell™ barrier systems have been supplied to UK, US and Irish
forces to provide force protection to military personnel and
facilities in a number of demanding operational situations.
DefenCell™ systems offer the following
significant advantages:
Force Protection
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Ballistically tested
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Blast mitigation
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Vehicle crash tested
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Patented (pat. pending)
Lightweight and Compact
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Compared to metal or cage systems
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Up to 10 times lighter m3 cells
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Up to 10 times less transport volume
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Cost effective
Non-metallic
Rapid Construction
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Ease of handling
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Proven layered design
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One Man Portable
Designed by Engineers for Engineers
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Proven construction techniques in
operational conditions
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Extreme temperature tested
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Multiple applications: traverses, vertical
wall, bund systems, revetments, road blocks
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Specified by Halliburton, Chevron, BP,
Bechtel, Fluor, Parsons
Compactability
Height Advantages
DefenCell™ Wall Systems
The DefenCell™ Wall System has been
developed to enable force protection walls to be built very rapidly in
operational conditions. Successive layers of DefenCell™ are built to the
desired height.
Walls of any thickness or length can be produced to suit ballistic and
vehicle impact requirements. The vertical nature of the walls makes them
difficult to scale.
A wide range of locally available fill materials can be used, including
wind blown sand, and easily compacted to give DefenCell™ structural
strength and integrity.
DefenCell™ is made from strong, durable and internationally proven
Terram geotextile material; is lightweight, non-metallic, man portable
and compact. The outside of the walls are painted to suit local
conditions or treated to meet customer requirements.
The system offers significant logistical advantages and one 40'
container will provide approximately one kilometre of wall, 2m wide and
2m high, or nearly a mile of 1.25m wide, 2m high.
DefenCell™ Traverse System
The DefenCell™ Traverse System enables
traditional traverse structures to be built using locally available soil
or sand as a filling material.
In desert conditions similar to those found in a number of conflict
areas, wind-blown or dune sand, generally considered unsuitable for
construction, can be successfully used to build traverses up to 5m high
and greater.
Barriers can be built to provide protection for camps and hospitals,
aircraft and helicopter protection, as well ammo and fuel depots.
The outside surface of the traverse can be treated on location to blend
into its surroundings or enhance its resilience. The traverse and wall
systems are versatile and can be combined to provide a vertical wall on
one side of the structure, turn corners and accommodate uneven surfaces
and obstacles.
DefenCell™ Security Products
Barriers
DefenCell™ is ideal for a wide range of security applications,
including vehicle barriers, guardpost protection and checkpoints. It is
lightweight and easily installed using locally available fill materials,
even with variable or mixed fills to suit different threats. The system
is very compact and can be stored and hand carried for rapid deployment
in emergency and operational conditions.
Perimeter Security
DefenCell™ is designed to be employed to provide perimeter security in
many situations, from enhancing existing security systems and fences, to
providing structural integrity to long perimeter barriers. DefenCell™
can be built to virtually any height and profiled to provide protection
against specific threats.
DefenCell™ Flood Protection
DefenCell™ uses established geocell technology and can be utilised for a
selection of civil and emergency flood protection applications. Terram
geotextile material drains easily and water will soon filter from wet
fill to leave a solid protective barrier.
DefenCell™ Soil Stabilisation
DefenCell™ is very versatile and is ideal
for many construction uses. Versions can be used to provide surface
stabilisation for roads and pathways, ensuring that supply routes are
maintained.
In wet or unstable conditions the cell
systems are simply deployed, filled and compacted to provide vehicle
hardstanding areas. Helicopter landing areas can also be established,
with stabilisers added to the fill materials to prevent dust and
downdraft erosion.
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