During the heavy rainy season in California’s Calaveras County, a steep cut 1:1 slope along Highway 26 became saturated, creating a shallow slope failure.
The Border Road and Fence Project is a 2,000+ mile (3219 km) project being constructed along the U.S.-Mexico Border from San Diego, CA to Brownsville, TX.
The first levee armoring project designed by the New Orleans District of the Corp of Engineers (COE) post Hurricane Katrina utilized ArmorMax®.
Propex Geosynthetics initiated testing of its Landlok® TRM 450 turf reinforcement mat with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI).
An existing channel with intermittent flow levels, known as the North Tributary of American Gulch, meandered through the project site, raising a stormwater concern with the Town.
Surrounding elements played a role in influencing the design of this canal where Regal Boats test drives their watercraft.
Not only did the ArmorMax® system offer a cost-effective approach to armoring the levees, but the innovative approach offered immediate protection from erosion and scour forces.
Widening of interstate highways can present challenging erosion control problems. The additional pavement surface will collect and convey more water in a shorter time.
Due to continued development upstream, the potential for flooding was greatly increased by reduced opportunity for natural groundwater recharge by natural channels.
Engineers for the project approached BTL Australia to investigate the use of Turf Reinforcement Mat (TRM) technology for a financially viable alternative.
Increasing flows due to development saw the need to widen the existing drain as heavy flows frequently breached the existing drain banks.
The original design called for traditional concrete drains and rock beaching. This proved difficult to construct, very expensive and posed potential problems to the local ecology.