Mississippi River Concrete Mats

Revetment construction with concrete mats on the mississippi river is unique.

Mississippi river concrete mats.

The concrete mats are engineered to keep the river in its place. The process starts with the smoothing of the bank to a stable slope from the top to well beneath the water surface. Mississippi river s specialized mat sinking unit to get modern upgrade december 12 2019 by mike schuler the 188 x 74 x 10 mat boat designed by bristol harbor group. Army corps of engineers provides some preventive maintenance on the mississippi river in the form of mat sinking to help protect levees and other ri.

A popular kind of revetment on the mississippi is basically a massive concrete mat in the video above you can. In the 1800s sudden changes in the river s path altered the fortunes of towns. The mississippi river commission is an. Over 360 miles of the river in the new orleans district alone have been revetted.