MACMAT ® R
COMBINED FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE
MacMat® R is the industry’s most robust High Advantages of MacMat® R:
Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) Provides immediate erosion protection for steep slopes,
made from a three-dimensional matrix of UV channels, streambanks, and shorelines
stabilized, non-degradable synthetic fibers, Protection from hydraulic and non-hydraulic forces
heat bonded at the junction, and extruded on Provides reinforcement and anchoring for vegetation
Maccaferri’s time-tested high tensile strength Protects from burrowing animals
hexagonal Double-Twisted wire mesh.
MacMat® R with its reinforcing steel wire mesh facilitates its use in structural applications
Close up of MacMat® R’s re-vegetative surface MacMat® R slope reventment
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MACMAT® R
BETTER TOGETHER
MacMat® R consists of a three-dimensional matrix of UV MacMat® R Case Study
stabilized, non-degradable synthetic fibers extruded on a
Knight Township Levee Wave Wash, Evansville,
hexagonal Double-Twisted wire mesh. The steel wire used is
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
coated with our new GalMac® corrosion resistant coating and
polymer for greater protection. The spring of 2011 was the wettest in 117 years on record
for the Ohio River watershed. This rare flooding event
The tensile strength of MacMat® R with its reinforcing steel
damaged the Evansville, Indiana Levee System leading
wire mesh facilitates its use in structural applications such as
to 3000 feet of wave erosion to the levee embankment.
soil-nailing / ground anchors to reinforce structurally unstable
Maccaferri worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
slopes. The reinforcing steel mesh exceeds the mechanical
develop a vegetative solution utilizing MacMat® R that would
characteristics outlined in ASTM A975.
replace the original riprap design.
MacMat® R, three-dimensional, permanent turf reinforcement
mats increase the soil’s resistance to erosion. It provides
immediate protection to exposed topsoil areas from the direct
effects of wind, rainfall impact or water flow regardless of the
amount of vegetation established.
MacMat® R provides durability, protection from hydraulic &
non-hydraulic forces, and a re-vegetative surface for your
stormwater solutions needs. The product can be can be used
on slopes, along the banks of canals and rivers, or to support
drainage.
Knight Township Levee following a historic flooding event
MacMat® R After five years, MacMat® R has provided protection
through several rain events
Maccaferri, Inc
9210 Corporate Blvd, Suite 220
Rockville, Maryland, 20850
T: + (1) 301.223.6910
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