Profile: Nilex is a manufacturer and distributor of geosynthetic products for construction, infrastructure building and environmental applications. We provide the most comprehensive geosynthetic solutions in the industry, with the most effective products for your project including concrete revetment systems, erosion control blankets, erosion control products (spray-on), fencing, geogrids, geomembranes, geotextiles, landscape supplies and paving products. We focus on innovative technologies to effect efficient soil improvement techniques for civil, environmental and reclamation markets as well as professional installation of wick drains, geomembranes and earthquake drains.

Our Mebra-DrainA® wick drain consists of a polypropylene core, extruded into a highly flexible fluted configuration, and designed to transmit the maximum water flow even when distorted under significant settlements. It is tightly wrapped with a proven durable geotextile filter fabric, selected for its excellent filtration properties, allowing free access of pore water into the wick drain, while preventing the piping of fines from adjacent soils. The geotextile wrap is also very durable, able to withstand the handling and abrasion that occurs during installation of the wick drain.

The effective design of a wick drain project involves the compilation of soils and geotechnical data, which is utilized to determine the depth and spacing of the wick drains, as well as the preload requirements and the desired consolidation time.