Bridge Abutment at Ipswich QLD – 0122

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Contractors, Davbridge Construction installed the flexible concrete erosion mats for Ipswich Shire Council on the new Deebing Creek Bridge project at Ripley QLD. The bridge abutments were lined with concrete erosion mats to stabilise the slopes and control erosion and runoff.

WORKS UNDERTAKEN

• An excavator with bucket was used to dig and shape the slopes and prepare abutments
• Concrete Erosion mats were lifted from truck into position on the worksite.
• An excavator bucket was used to unroll mats onto the slope
• The mats top edge was secured into a shallow trench. The edges were joined using geogrid joining mat, secured with Ubar anchors to hold into position

RESULTS & BENEFITS:

• Safe and hard surface created from mat enabled access over sand and into water for vehicles
• Very efficient solution with little to no ongoing maintenance.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

• One excavator to offload the delivery truck and place mats onto site.
• Fast and efficient installation.Two labourers on the ground to assist unstrapping, positioning, spreading soil over mats, and preparation of the site for public access use after mat was laid into place.

TIME:

• Minimal installation time for preparation, laying and covering the mat into place.

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