Mississippi River Concrete Mats

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.

Mississippi river concrete mats.

Revetment construction with concrete mats on the mississippi river is unique. An army corps of engineers team was installing new articulated concrete mat material on the east bank of the mississippi river at the new orleans jefferson parish border on monday aug. The mississippi river commission is an. Over 360 miles of the river in the new orleans district alone have been revetted.

Then the concrete mats are placed in the water along the base of the river. 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. 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.