Evaluation of erosion control blanket properties and test criteria for specification and design : final report.

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• Creators:
  Sommer, Daniel T. ; Cox, Amanda L. ; Luna, Ronaldo
• Corporate Creators:
  Saint Louis University. Department of Civil Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Regulations
  • Environmental control
  • Erosion control
  • Equations
  • Evaluation
  • Geographic information systems
  • Digital maps
  • Water pollution
  • Design
  • Drainage blankets
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  cmr 16-016
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas ; Missouri ; Wisconsin ; Nebraska ; Iowa ; Illinois
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division
• Abstract:
  A research project to investigate the product approval, design process, and ongoing product evaluation of erosion control blankets ; (ECBs) for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) was conducted. An overview of federal and state environmental ; construction laws was performed noting the significance of ECBs on construction sites. Standardized erosion control testing, ; product approval, and design processes utilized by other state departments of transportation and those recommended by the ; National Transportation Product Evaluation Program were researched for further insight to typical ECB applications. A field ; investigation was established to study the effectiveness of two ECBs on a MoDOT construction site. MoDOT completed ; construction sites, which utilized ECBs, were also included in the investigation to evaluated how well vegetation was sustained ; and ongoing blanket degradation following site acceptance in accordance with the MoDOT Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan ; (SWPPP). In addition to field site evaluations, surveys were developed and administered to record contractor and MoDOT ; employee ECB experiences and identify common problems and successful practices using ECBs. Recommendations for ECB ; approval procedures and a design process for conditions representative of Missouri were developed using insight gained through ; the study of common ECB product acceptance and design, the field site investigation, evaluation of completed construction sites, ; and the surveys of ECB experiences. The National Transportation Product Evaluation program’s (NTPEP) ASTM standardized ; testing was recommended as the basis for product approval. For ECB design, the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) ; was recommended and used to establish minimum performance requirements for both product acceptance and design. Digital maps ; were developed using ArcGIS for Missouri’s representative hydrologic and geologic conditions for use in the RUSLE. The ECB ; approval procedures and design process, which were developed specifically for the state of Missouri, are recommended for ; implementation into the MoDOT Engineering Policy Guide (EPG). An ongoing product evaluation system was also developed for ; ECBs to document field performance and assist in identifying ECBs that should be removed from the approved products list.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  TR201509
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31539/dot_31539_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.10 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:24e75e682030e4755ff2599f2bd1b8b7c33b5dd5fabb50ba0bb51a71f38224c3