MATRESSES FIRM RIVERBED

Rock-filled mattresses are being laid on a riverbed to prevent erosion of foundations under a pair of bridges in Jacksonville, Florida. Each 18 x 36-ft deep mattress contains 36 gabions (wire mesh baskets filled with rocks). The gabions are covered with mesh and wired together to form the mattresses. Details of the project are briefly described. The mattresses are attached to frames at 130 locations using pieces of wire about 3 1/2 ft long. A quick release mechanism disconnects the mattress when it is bedded in the river. A system was developed for positioning the frames and mattresses below a barge to carry them under a railroad bridge.

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• Corporate Authors:

  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

  330 West 42nd Street
  New York, NY  United States  10036
• Publication Date: 1989-8-31

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22-23
• Serial:
  • ENR
  • Volume: 223
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge foundations; Erosion control; Gabions; Mattresses (Foundations); Streambeds
• Old TRIS Terms: Mattresses; River beds
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486845
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM