U.K. Case Study: Bluewater Retail and Leisure Destination Reinforced Soil Slopes to Form Steep-Sided New Lakes - Reinforced Soil Engineering: Advances in Research and Practice - page 147

4 CONCLUSION
The Bluewater development is a prestigious, major European project. To the
author's knowledge, it includes the first reinforced soil structure designed and
constructed over a geomembrane lining. This design solution is rigorous,
innovative, and economic.
The three types of facings used for the steeply sloping lakes all exhibited
unique features. Each satisfied the design function but required different degrees
of installation manpower and time and material costs.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The writer is indebted to Lend Lease, BCMT, Waterman Partnership, and
O'Rourke Civil Engineering Limited for permission to produce this paper.
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