Protecting surface soil layers against the effects of wind and water and increasing the shear strength between soil layers is the key to erosion protection. A proven method to achieve this result is the installation of structural geomattings. Slopes can be protected from erosion with geomattings alone or enhanced by the establishment of vegetation.

For this purpose, Colbond developed the versatile erosion prevention mat Enkamat more than 30 years ago. Depending on the specific characteristics of the slope and its environment, the right product can be chosen from a wide range of different erosion control mats.

For the use of Enkamat on dry slopes, an important factor in the choice of the right product is whether the erosion prevention mat can be fixed to the ground by means of pins. If this is the case, the suitable Enkamat product type can be chosen by determining the required structure (open Enkamat or Enkamat flat-back) and thickness of the matting.

Where erosion prevention mats cannot be pinned to the ground to make direct contact with the substrate, Colbond offers special fabric-reinforced product types of Enkamat to deliver the tensile strength needed. These are anchored in ditches at the top of the slope.

For more information on Enkamat erosion prevention mats and their applications, please follow the link to the section Enkamat, Uses.



Case study
Please follow the link below to view a case study on erosion protection with Enkamat.
Enkamat 7018 - Batter Protection, New South Wales, Australia.pdf

Article in Geosynthetics News
Erosion prevention was one of the topics in Volume 6, no. 11 of Geosynthetics News. Please follow the link to this issue to view it as a .pdf file (file size approx. 3.3 MB). Following the link "back issues", you will see a list of all issues of Geosynthetics News to date.

Volume 6, No. 11 (.pdf file, file size approx. 3.3 MB)

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