Naue SolutionFinder: from application to a verified geosynthetic solution
The Naue SolutionFinder is a free, guided online planning tool in the Naue Portal that takes design engineers, contractors and project owners from a specific application to a fully documented geosynthetic solution. Instead of searching separately for the right product, the required calculation and the matching tender text, users answer a short sequence of application-specific questions and receive a recommended product, the underlying design and a ready-to-use project report. The SolutionFinder covers eight construction sectors - road and earthworks, erosion control, hydraulic engineering, landfill, groundwater protection, railway, renewable energy and oil & gas.
You receive: A product recommendation, the design/calculation, a personalised project report and matching tender documents
Standards & support: Design aligned with EBGEO, DWA, BAW and relevant EN ISO test standards; project-specific design by the Naue Engineering and Design Department (EDD)
How the SolutionFinder works: guided workflow, calculation and documentation
A single guided flow connects the whole planning chain - from choosing an application to a finished, downloadable project report - so that product selection, calculation and documentation come from one consistent source.
Guided, step by step to a verified solution
The SolutionFinder asks application-specific questions one at a time. A step navigator records every choice and every value entered, so users can go back or save the project at any point. There is no need to know the final product in advance - the tool leads to it.
Practical advantages:
Application-led entry: start from your use case, not from a product catalogue
Parameter-driven questions capture what matters - e.g. tensile strength in kN/m, permeability, design service life, soil class or hydraulic loading
Step navigator logs every decision and input; go back or save and resume later
Complex or non-standard cases are routed directly to the Naue Engineering and Design Department (EDD)
Three ways in: by function, application or product
Users choose the entry point that fits how they think about the task:
By Function - dimensioning tools focused on a single function such as filtration, reinforcement, sealing or drainage
By Application - full system and product guidance for a specific use case, with the relevant verifications and a compiled document set
By Product - direct access to product groups, their properties and product documentation
Built-in calculation, reports and tender documents
Beyond selection, the SolutionFinder performs and documents the design:
Integrated calculation - including the Naue Platform module for dimensioning access roads, haul roads and working platforms from soil characterisation, laboratory values or experience values
Recommendation-driven selection by project priority - for example maximum use of available cut/fill volume, minimum installation cost, or the widest range of usable soils
A personalised project report carrying your project name and company details
Benefits for every project
Benefit
Detail
For Planners and Design Engineers
Norm-aligned design using EBGEO, DWA and BAW guidance and EN ISO test standards, with a traceable calculation basis. The Naue EDD provides project-specific design support and design liability for added planning certainty.
For Contractors and Site Managers
Fast, reliable product selection with installation-relevant product data and tender-ready documents - reducing time spent sourcing information and reworking specifications.
For Project Owners and Clients
Confidence in a compliant, fully documented solution from a single source - from application through calculation to specification - supporting faster, better-founded decisions.
Naue SolutionFinder: frequently asked questions
Naue Portal: your all-in-one free geotechnical software solution for planning and cost estimation
One platform – multiple solutions: access a wide range of geotechnical design tools in a single portal.
User-friendly and accessible: available anytime, anywhere via desktop or mobile.
Optimised cost and material usage: reduce construction costs while ensuring long-term project stability.
Compliant with industry standards: aligns with AASHTO, and other engineering guidelines.
Ready tender texts and planning documents to drop straight into your specification
The Naue SolutionFinder is a guided online planning tool in the Naue Portal. It leads engineers, contractors and project owners through application-specific questions and delivers a recommended geosynthetic product, the underlying design and a ready-to-use project report. It is the fast route into detailed technical planning.
The SolutionFinder is free to use within the Naue Portal and requires a portal login. It is designed for design engineers, planners, contractors and project owners across all covered sectors.
The tool covers eight construction sectors - road and earthworks, erosion control, hydraulic engineering, landfill, groundwater protection, railway, renewable energy and oil & gas - each with its typical application cases, from railway track formation and embankments to flood protection and working platforms.
Yes. Depending on the application it captures the governing parameters (for example tensile strength, permeability, service life or soil and traffic loading) and runs the relevant calculation - including the Naue Platform module for dimensioning access roads and working platforms. Complex or non-standard projects are referred to the Naue Engineering and Design Department.
Each completed path produces a personalised project report with your project name and company details, together with the recommended product, the design basis and matching tender texts that can be transferred directly into a bill of quantities.
When a project exceeds the standard rules or requires individual assessment, the SolutionFinder routes the user directly to the Naue Engineering and Design Department via a contact form or appointment booking, so specialists can support the design.
Designs follow recognised standards and guidance such as EBGEO, DWA and BAW, with products tested to the relevant EN ISO methods. Project-specific design by the Naue EDD ensures compliance with national requirements.