How Bluemont Rock Bags™ Work?

flexible mesh nets rock bags for erosion control
Application Illustration Note Example
River Bank Protection

The bag is used at the front of bank independently as foot protection. The installation methods are step piling and random piling.

River Bank Protection
Foot Protection Foot Protection

Bluemont Rock Bags™ is installed on the riverbed. In order to construct it without gaps, small size fillings are recommended.

River Dike Protection River Dike Protection

Step pilling applies at a slope which becomes 1:2 or less(steep).

Level installation applies at a slope which becomes more than 1:2 (loose).

Riverbed Protection Riverbed Protection

Bluemont Rock Bags™ is installed on the riverbed. In order to construct it without gap, small size fillings are recommended.

Application Illustration Note Example
River Bank Protection

The bag is used at the front of bank independently as foot protection. The installation methods are step piling and random piling.

River Bank Protection
Foot Protection Foot Protection

Bluemont Rock Bags™ is installed on the riverbed. In order to construct it without gaps, small size fillings are recommended.

River Dike Protection River Dike Protection

Step pilling applies at a slope which becomes 1:2 or less(steep).

Level installation applies at a slope which becomes more than 1:2 (loose).

Riverbed Protection Riverbed Protection

Bluemont Rock Bags™ is installed on the riverbed. In order to construct it without gap, small size fillings are recommended.

Application Illustration Note Example
Over Block Over Block

Bluemont Rock Bags™ is used on foot protection blocks. It may be used as a vegetation base with earth covering.

Under Block Under Block

By using it under a foot protection block or a covering stone, an upside structure is stabilised from subsidence by sucking etc.

With Other
Construction
With Other

Bluemont Rock Bags™ installed in wooden pile or other methods of construction at inside, back and forth. The cooperation effect with other methods of construction is expected.

Protection Of Front Part Protection Of Front Part

Bank protection etc. are stabilised by installing the rock bag in the front, such as gabion, sandbag and a sheet pile.

Emergency Procedure Emergency Procedure

Bluemont Rock Bags™ is installed at a disaster place and erosion is prevented. An additional injection is possible because it has good flexibility.

Temporary Road Temporary Road

To avoid damage of rock bag by passing heavy construction machine directly on rock bag, please install steel plate on the top.

Filter Unit With Gabion Filter Unit

We recommend using Bluemont Rock Bags™ and gabions together in places such as in water, where working with gabions alone is difficult.

  • Scour mitigation and erosion mitigation
  • Bank stabilisation for river embankments, riverbanks, riverbeds and creek banks
  • Bridge protection and pylon scour protection
  • Wharf and ship berths from scouring of the revetment, toe protection
  • Piers, jetties, piers and bridge pylons, piles, groynes, marine and coastal structures
  • Subsea marine pipelines and subsea marine cables
  • Seashores and beaches, shorelines and tidal areas
  • Road embankments, road culverts and slope protection
  • Railway ballast and subgrade embankments and rail bridges
  • Levelling of uneven seabed, riverbed or lakebed
  • Gabion protection and flexible gabion,
  • Rock mattress and rock mattress alternative
  • Emergency erosion restoration such as sink holes
  • Artificial reefs
  • Coffer dams and floodways