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NREC Continues Robotic Prototyping Efforts to Support Mississippi River Navigation - National Robotics Engineering Center - Carnegie Mellon University
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters - The Mat Sinking Unit is laying mat at Hardscrabble, mile 398 lower Mississippi River and the expected completion date is 10 January 18. Learn more
USACE Vicksburg District Mat Sinking Unit revetment season begins > Vicksburg District > News Releases
Mississippi Valley Division (US Army Corps of Engineers) - #DYK that the mats from a Mat Sinking Unit form a protective overcoat to shield the riverbank from erosion and sloughing? The erosion
![Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Daniel Dailey uses a pneumatic "mat-tying" tool aboard the Mat Sinking Unit July 24, 2018 to wire sections of articulated concrete mattress together. The Mat Sinking Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Daniel Dailey uses a pneumatic "mat-tying" tool aboard the Mat Sinking Unit July 24, 2018 to wire sections of articulated concrete mattress together. The Mat Sinking](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PBPHEC/sergeant-major-of-the-us-army-daniel-dailey-uses-a-pneumatic-mat-tying-tool-aboard-the-mat-sinking-unit-july-24-2018-to-wire-sections-of-articulated-concrete-mattress-together-the-mat-sinking-unit-lays-articulated-concrete-mattress-to-maintain-the-desired-channel-alignment-of-the-mississippi-river-by-preventing-channel-migration-through-bank-erosion-the-unit-typically-conducts-work-during-the-traditional-low-water-season-on-the-mississippi-river-usace-photo-by-jared-eastman-PBPHEC.jpg)
Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Daniel Dailey uses a pneumatic "mat-tying" tool aboard the Mat Sinking Unit July 24, 2018 to wire sections of articulated concrete mattress together. The Mat Sinking
USACE Vicksburg District Mat Sinking Unit revetment season begins > Vicksburg District > News Releases
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