Engineered Earth Armoring Solution – ARMORMAX®
ARMORMAX®
Engineered Earth Armoring Solution
ARMORMAX® Engineered Earth Armoring Solution is the most advanced flexible armoring technology available for severe erosion and surficial slope stability challenges. The ARMORMAX® erosion control system can be used in applications where additional factors of safety are required, including protecting earthen levees from storm surge and wave overtopping, and stream, river and canal banks from scour and erosion. In addition, this system is ideally suited to protect storm water channels in arid and semi-arid environments where vegetation densities of less than 30% coverage are anticipated. For slope stability applications, the system can be further engineered to provide surficial slope stabilization to resist shallow plane failures. Consisting of PYRAMAT® woven three-dimensional High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) with X3® fiber technology and Engineered Earth Anchors (EEAs), you can count on the ARMORMAX® system to hold its ground.
Benefits of ARMORMAX®
- Provides up to 75 years of design life.
- Supports the EPA Green Infrastructure initiative.
- Recognized as a storm water Best Management Practice (BMP) and is proven to reduce erosion and reinforce vegetation for low-impact, sustainable design.
- Easy to handle, lightweight components for rapid installation.
- Use of lightweight equipment and general labor facilitates installation with limited site access.
- Aesthetically pleasing and more cost effective than conventional methods such as rock rip rap and concrete paving.
Applications
- Slopes
- Levees
- Arid/semi-arid storm water channels
- Canals
- Stream and river banks
Technical Notes
- Durable Armoring System
Lightweight protection layer securely anchored to the subgrade for long-term design life.
- PYRAMAT® HPTRM with High Strength Woven Surface
Withstands extreme hydraulic stresses and resists non-hydraulic damage.
- Anchor Tie-Down Mechanism
Secures the HPTRM firmly to the ground for additional safety.