Curlex Erosion Control Blanket Specifications

Erosion control blanket shall provide a temporary biodegradable cover material to reduce slope and or channel erosion and enhance revegetation.

Curlex erosion control blanket specifications.

Curlex hv erosion control blanket consists of a specific cut of 100 weed seed free great lakes aspen curled wood excelsior with 80 of the fiber 6 inches in length. Erosion control blanket shall be curlex i as manufactured by american excelsior company arlington tx 1 866 9fibers. Curlex i is furnished in rolls with polyethylene wrapping to protect against the elements prior to installation and may be ordered in. Erosion control blanket shall be curlex ii as manufactured by american excelsior company arlington tx 1 866 9fibers.

Documentation and record retention for at least two years. The original curlex erosion control blanket designed using cuts of great lakes aspen fibers these blankets were developed in the early 1960s to provide ideal conditions for grass seed growth while simultaneously shielding the topsoil from water and wind erosion. It is of consistent. Each individual erosion control blanket shall be inspected weighed and documented prior to packaging for conformance to manufacturing specifications.

Erosion control blanket performance capabilities shall be determined by astm d 6459 determination of erosion control blanket ecb. Curlex i erosion control blanket ecb is a natural stitched excelsior blanket that provides a temporary organic cover to reduce erosion protect seeds enhance germination and hasten re vegetation. Curlex i erosion control blanket ecb consists of a specific cut of naturally seed free great lakes aspen curled wood excelsior with 80 of the fibers 6 inches in length. Curlex i erosion control blanket natural 4 x 112 5 strong durable and absorbent these erosion control blankets are made of wood fiber and 80 of the fibers are 6 or greater in length.

This work shall consist of furnishing and installing the erosion control blanket. Recorded weight of every erosion control blanket manufactured. Erosion control blanket shall be curlex high velocity hv as manufactured by american excelsior company arlington tx 1 866 9fibers. Part i general.

These blankets also have a built in swell factor which allows the fibers to. Curlex iicl erosion control blanket. Curlex iifibrenet erosion control blanket. It is of consistent thickness.

The erosion control blanket contains excelsior wood fiber for the purpose of erosion control and revegetation as described herein. Because the fibers interlock and adhere to one another they protect the soil surface.