Sorkomat (Block Mat) Method for Butt Reinforcement Construction

The "Sorkomatt (Block Mat) Method for Reinforcing the Back Slope" can be effective as a hard countermeasure for strengthening river embankments, specifically as a method for reinforcing the back slope of river embankments.

(The NETIS Registration Number: KT-230109-A) In 2015, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism proposed the "Vision for the Reconstruction of a Disaster Prevention Awareness Society." The content explains both soft and hard measures related to disaster prevention against water-related hazards, and among the hard measures, it indicates the development of resilient structures for river levees to withstand overflow as a crisis management-type hard measure. One of the required functions in this context is the "reinforcement of the back slope of river levees." In response to this need, we developed and put into practical use the Solcomat (block mat) method for back slope reinforcement! We confirmed the reinforcement effect during overflow through hydraulic experiments and were able to verify the levee reinforcement effect!

Tensioning and connecting blocksSlope protection materialRiver construction