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Mat Sinking Unit - What do you baws know about it?
Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:52 am
Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:52 am
Driving along river road in West Baton Rouge I noticed an army core of engineers sign with Mat Sinking Unit this way on it. So, I had to look it up on the website. . I had no idea this was something that happens every year around this time. This whole time I though the levees kept the mississippi river in its place.
How much money is spent on this? Not to mention, how many people do this each year? is this all they do, just wait for mat sinking season? the river is thousands of miles long. they must do this on all the major rivers, right? so many questions.
How much money is spent on this? Not to mention, how many people do this each year? is this all they do, just wait for mat sinking season? the river is thousands of miles long. they must do this on all the major rivers, right? so many questions.
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Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:55 am to Emteein
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This whole time I though the levees kept the mississippi river in its place.
They do.
And these mats keep the levees in place
Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:59 am to Emteein
have to maintain the river for traffic to prevent a disaster
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:00 am to Emteein
Wish our forefathers would've just let the river be the giant beautiful beast it was intended to be. Too late to turn back now though.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:01 am to Emteein
I got intrigued by the Mat Sinking Unit last deer season. Mainly because they spent a couple weeks sinking mats right by my deer stand and scaring off all my deer. It is a neat deal. The crews of 300ish people live right there on the river in a quarter barge. Pretty fascinating watching man’s effort to control a raging river.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:03 am to Emteein
Don't they just do it in the heavy current areas?
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:05 am to Emteein
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Mat Sinking
I nominate Muscona. I'll even provide the Kwikcrete.
This post was edited on 11/6/18 at 9:07 am
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:13 am to Ed Osteen
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Don't they just do it in the heavy current areas?
They do it in the scour areas that get cut away. They dredge the deposit areas.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:32 am to Emteein
Interesting. I bet that is expensive too, but definitely necessary.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:45 am to Emteein
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army core of engineers
Found the problem and it's Corp
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:50 am to 19
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I nominate Muscona. I'll even provide the Kwikcrete.
Boom. Roasted.
And it's Mascona.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:52 am to Emteein
Couldn't we save a ton of money if someone just develops a mat that doesn't float?
Posted on 11/6/18 at 10:00 am to OysterPoBoy
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Couldn't we save a ton of money if someone just develops a mat that doesn't float?
come on baw! that would never work, have to be able to float it precisely over the target spot before they can sink it!
Posted on 11/6/18 at 10:03 am to OysterPoBoy
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Couldn't we save a ton of money if someone just develops a mat that doesn't float?
They did. Therefore the OP's thread is not titled Mat Floating Unit.
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