Reno Mattress Plus
Cost-effective riverbank hydraulic protection
Traditional riverbank protections, like rip-rap, require significant material due to imprecise placement and lack of confinement. Maccaferri’s mattress solutions—Reno Mattress Plus and RenoMac Plus—offer superior performance, reducing material use, costs, and environmental impact while ensuring durable and effective hydraulic protection.
Sustainable Engineering
Reno Mattress Plus and RenoMac Plus combine sustainability and performance. The PoliMac coating ensures exceptional durability, even in the most aggressive conditions, reducing maintenance and extending the product’s life cycle. Rigorously tested, it does not release harmful substances into water. By using natural stone, these solutions integrate seamlessly into aquatic environments, enhancing biodiversity. With over 70% less material usage compared to rip-rap, they deliver the same performance with a lower environmental footprint.
Reno Mattress Plus
Invented in the 1960s, Reno Mattress Plus has been continuously improved through decades of research and testing. In collaboration with Colorado State University, we have perfected its performance to deliver unmatched hydraulic protection. By minimizing material consumption, it cuts emissions by over 80% compared to rip-rap, making it an ideal solution for sustainable riverbank protection.
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RenoMac Plus
Building on the success of Reno Mattress Plus, RenoMac Plus delivers the same sustainability and performance benefits in a pre-filled solution. Designed for challenging underwater installations, it is ideal for quay protection and bridge foundations. Tested in partnership with Deltares Water Institute, it is the first and only solution validated specifically for quay protection applications.
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DELTA LANDFILL FLOOD CHANNELIZATION
A major storm in northern Wisconsin eroded topsoil from a dormant landfill in the township of Delta, exposing the potential for contaminants to leach into the watershed and nearby recreational areas. With no erosion protection in place, future flood events could create new flow paths, accelerate erosion, and increase environmental risk. The county needed a durable, permanent solution capable of withstanding future flooding while adapting to the site's challenging terrain.
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MURO DE CONTENÇÃO E ESCADA HIDRÁULICA EM GABIÕES
Klingele owns a SHP for its own electricity generation, whose intake canal suffered a rupture in one section, causing the base of the canal at that point to become bare. In addition, the stretch where the channel broke suffered a narrowing in its channel, causing sporadic overflows in the region and consequent erosion processes.
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PERILAGO PATH – RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE 82
For the construction of the Potrerillos dam in the province of Mendoza. The dam was built between 1999 and 2003 by a consortium consisting of Industrias Metalúrgicas Pescarmona (IMPSA) to provide flood control, hydroelectricity and irrigation water. The main problem was that in order to build the dam it was necessary to interrupt route 82. This route connected the cities of the region, like Potrerillos and Cacheuta. Once the construction of the dam was finished, work began on the reconstruction of route 82 in order to restore the connection between Potrerillos and Cacheuta. The trace of route 82 was also redesigned to generate a tourist path in the perimeter of the lake (reservoir).
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