VICKSBURG, Miss. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) concluded its 2022 "revetment" season and returned to home to Vicksburg Harbor on March 12. The MSU placed some 195,000 squares of custom articulated concrete mat (ACM) along the bottoms and banks of the Mississippi River. This process is known as revetment. It acts as flexible armor to prevent riverbank erosion, protect flood control structures and provide reliable waterways for commercial navigation. The MSU worked with the USACE Memphis District Mat Loading Unit to deliver squares by barge to pre-designated sites along the banks of the Lower Mississippi River. The season began July 19. Crew members spent 235 days deployed. The MSU is a feat of skilled labor and technological innovation, said USACE Vicksburg District Commander Col. Christopher Klein, to stabilize and navigation the LMR. (USACE Vicksburg 03/13/23) USACE Vicksburg District’s Mat Sinking Unit concludes 2022 revetment season > Vicksburg District > News Releases (army.mil)
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