The mississippi river commission is an.
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.
The articulated concrete mattress mat arrives on location by barge from one of the mat casting fields along the river in tennessee arkansas mississippi and louisiana.
Revetment construction with concrete mats on the mississippi river is unique.
Then the concrete mats are placed in the water along the base of the river.
A popular kind of revetment on the mississippi is basically a massive concrete mat in the video above you can.
Over 360 miles of the river in the new orleans district alone have been revetted.