willow fascine mattress – mammoth // building nothing out of something

willow fascine mattress


[Before the use of articulated concrete mats was standardized, the Army Corps often relied on a variety of other methods of revetment construction.  The weaving and placement of willow fascine mattresses, as seen above, was one such earlier practice; the installation process is remarkably similar to and prefigures the process for concrete mats.  Images via the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.]

Comments are closed.