Use Bulk Bags For Water Control
Bulk bags (also called big bags) can be used to store and transport various products and materials. Whether you want to pack chemicals, food, minerals, resins, sand or any other dry flowable products, flexible medium bulk containers are the best choice for your business.
The most common way to prevent moisture is to stack polypropylene sandbags, but recently, a better flood prevention measure has emerged. FIBC is not only very suitable for the transportation and storage of dry liquid products, but also very suitable for emergency water control and construction of temporary dams. Let's examine the situations in which big bags can be used to control floods and build temporary dams, and determine which bags will be used in these situations.
Use bulk bags for flood protection
Traditionally, due to its wide availability and ease to use, stacking sandbags weighing 40 to 60 pounds has become the preferred method of emergency flood control, but now the use of large bags is the accepted method of flood control, and some emergency flood control companies now only use bulk bags to prevent floods, control floods, and even build temporary dams.
The coated bag is made of 100% polypropylene and has the same weight as traditional sandbags, but has strong tear resistance safety, but allows emergency personnel to use one bag instead of dozens of traditional sandbags. The FIBC used for flood protection also has a waterproof coating and UV protect (very similar to traditional sandbags) to help protect the bag from breaking when exposed to UV rays (such as sunlight). FIBC big bags used for flood protection are usually filled with sand, just like traditional sandbags, but can be filled with other materials such as gravel, dirt and other flowable materials
However, you cannot completely stop the water by relying on your own bag. Since the gap between the two bags is very small, a combination of a large-capacity bag with a waterproof membrane or by filling the gap between FIBC with sandbags are two simple ways to complete a watertight barrier.
The emergence of new bulk bag flood control products
Some emergency sand bag or barrier suppliers began to provide special products specifically for flood protection barriers. These barriers consist of five bags connected together (sewn together) to provide a waterproof barrier. In many cases, these large-volume barrier systems are easy to deploy and have two supporting wooden U-shaped frames that help the bag support itself, making filling easier. The dimensions of these flood protection systems are usually about 15 feet long x 3 feet wide, with an average height of 40 inches. The impermeable water surface of each bag is coated to provide the best UV protection. When using these flood control systems, sandbags and waterproof membranes are usually not required.
For more flood protection options, be sure to contact with our technique engineers There are thousands of sandbags and bulk bags in stock, which can be delivered in an emergency on the same day, they are ready to meet your emergency flood control needs!
