NYLON EROSION-CONTROL MAT (ABRIDGMENT)

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has placed, and continues to place, emphasis on value engineering--the use of alternative cost-effective materials or procedures to perform a common function. As a result of this emphasis, a nylon erosion-control mat was recently field tested as a ditch lining on a project that was originally designed for rip-rap or paved-concrete lining. This nylon mat, installed with either a bituminous or wood cellulose surface treatment, provided a functional and economic erosion-control measure. In the trapezoidal ditches calculated, nonvegetated velocities were as high as 20 ft/s and vegetated velocities were as high as 8 ft/s. The mat installation resulted in a 60-70 percent cost saving over the rip-rap or paved-concrete lining atlernatives. PennDOT has included this nylon mat in its general specifications as a result of the positive findings on this project. A significant benefit of this stabilizing fabric was the structural integrity it provided to the vegetation root system. The use of the nylon mat instead of the rip-rap or paved-concrete alternatives also resulted in slower final velocities and lower flow concentrations. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Hoffman, Gary L
  • Adamsky, Robert
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 15-17
• Monograph Title: Roadside management
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 859
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bitumen; Cellulose; Ditches; Erosion control; Field tests; Mat footings; Nylon; Surface treating; Wood
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mats
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00368912
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309033624
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM