Product Application Guide
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Temporary Protection
| Product | Product Description | Longevity | Typical Applications | Permissible Shear Stress Bare Soil lbs./ft.2 (Pascal) |
Max. Flow Velocity ft./s (m/s) |
FHWA FP-03 Category | ECTC Category |
Typical Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHORT-TERM | ||||||||
| S75 | 1.50-lb. photodegradable polypropylene top net 100% straw fiber matrix |
12 months | 4:1 to 3:1 slopes Low-flow channels |
1.55 (74) | 5.00 (1.52) | Type 2.C | Type 2.C | Highways, mines, pipeline, woodlands, golf courses, residential lawns, landfill caps |
| DS75 | 1.50-lb. accelerated photodegradable polypropylene top net 100% straw fiber matrix |
45 days | ||||||
| S150 | 1.50-lb. photodegradable polypropylene top and bottom nets 100% straw fiber matrix |
12 months | 3:1 to 2:1 slopes Medium-flow channels |
1.75 (84) | 6.00 (1.83) | Type 2.D | Type 2.D | |
| DS150 | 1.50-lb. accelerated photodegradable polypropylene top and bottom nets 100% straw fiber matrix |
60 days | ||||||
| EXTENDED-TERM | ||||||||
| C125 | 3.0-lb. UV-stable polypropylene top and bottom nets 100% coconut fiber matrix |
36 months | 1:1 and greater slopes High-flow channels Stream banks |
2.25 (108) | 10.00 (3.05) | Type 4 | Type 4 | Landfill caps, drainage ditches, stream bank restoration, steep slopes |
| SC150 | 3.0-lb. UV-stable polypropylene top net 70% straw/30% coconut fiber matrix 1.50-lb. photodegradable polypropylene bottom net |
24 months | 2:1 to 1:1 slopes Medium-flow channels |
2.00 (96) | 8.00 (2.44) | Type 3.B | Type 3.B | Steeper slopes, landfills, moderate drainage swales |
| BIONET® BIODEGRADABLE EROSION CONTROL BLANKETS | ||||||||
| C125BN | 9.30-lb. leno-woven biodegradable jute top net 100% coconut fiber matrix 7.70-lb. woven biodegradable jute bottom net |
24 months | 1:1 and greater slopes High-flow channels Shorelines |
2.35 (112) | 10.00 (3.05) | Type 4 | Type 4 | Wetland mitigation, bioengineering, shaded areas, environmentally sensitive sites |
| SC150BN | 9.30-lb. leno woven biodegradable jute top net 70% straw/30% coconut fiber matrix 7.70-lb. woven biodegradable jute bottom net |
18 months | 2:1 to 1:1 slopes Medium-flow channels |
2.10 (100) | 8.00 (2.44) | Type 3.B | Type 3.B | |
| S75BN | 9.30-lb. leno-woven biodegradable jute top net 100% straw fiber matrix |
12 months | 4:1 to 3:1 slopes Low-flow channels |
1.60 (76) | 5.00 (1.52) | Type 2.C | Type 2.C | |
| S150BN | 9.30-lb. leno-woven biodegradable jute top net 100% straw fiber matrix 7.70-lb. woven biodegradable jute bottom net |
12 months | 3:1 to 2:1 slopes Medium-flow channels |
1.85 (88) | 6.00 (1.83) | Type 2.D | Type 2.D | |
Permanent Protection
| Product | Product Description | Typical Applications | Limiting Shear Stress Flow Duration lbs./ft.2 (Pascal) |
Permissible Velocity ft./s (m/s) |
FHWA FP-03 Category | ECTC Category |
Typical Projects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bare Soil | Vegetated | ||||||||||
| 0.5 hrs | 50 hrs | 0.5 hrs | 50 hrs | Unvegetated | Vegetated | ||||||
| P300 | 5.0-lb. UV-stable polypropylene top net 100% polypropylene fiber matrix 3.0-lb. UV-stable polypropylene bottom net |
1:1 & greater slopes Medium- to high-flow channels Stream banks Shorelines |
3.0 (144) | 2.0 (98) | 8.0 (384) | 8.0 (384) | 9.0 (2.7) | 16.0 (4.9) | Type 5.A and B | Type 5.A and B | Roadside ditches, stream banks, shorelines, steep slopes |
| Vmax3® PERMANENT COMPOSITE TURF REINFORCEMENT MATS | |||||||||||
| SC250 | 5.0-lb. UV-stable polypropylene top and bottom nets 24.0-lb. UV-stable polypropylene corrugated center net 70% straw/30% coconut fiber matrix |
1:1 and greater slopes Medium- to high-flow channels Stream banks |
3.0 (144) | 2.5 (120) | 10.0 (480) | 8.0 (383) | 9.5 (2.9) | 15.0 (4.6) | Type 5.A, B, and C | Type 5.A, B, and C | Roadside ditches, golf course swales, steep slopes, stream banks |
| C350 | 8.0-lb. UV-stable polypropylene top and bottom nets 24.0-lb. UV-stable polypropylene corrugated center net 100% coconut fiber matrix |
1:1 and greater slopes High-flow channels Shorelines |
3.2 (153) | 3.0 (144) | 12.0 (576) | 10.0 (480) | 10.5 (3.2) | 20.0 (6.0) | Type 5.A, B, and C | Type 5.A, B, and C | Severe slopes, drainage areas, high-flow areas, stream banks, shorelines |
| P550 | 24.0-lb. UV-stable polypropylene top and bottom nets 24.0-lb. UV-stable polypropylene corrugated center net 100% polypropylene fiber matrix |
1:1 and greater slopes Extreme, high-flow channels Shorelines |
4.0 (191) | 3.25 (156) | 14.0 (672) | 12.0 (576) | 12.5 (3.8) | 25.0 (7.6) | Type 5.A, B, and C | Type 5.A, B, and C | Severe slopes, spillways, swales, high-flow areas, shorelines |
Note: These guides are for general purposes only. Actual project design and product selection should be developed using North American Green ECMDS® software.
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