3 June 2008 – The Erosion Control Technology Council (ECTC) has updated the quick-reference section on its website for the Installation of Rolled Erosion Control Products (RECPs). The section, which was created in May 2007 and titled “RECP Installation for Slope and Channel PDF and DWG AutoCADD Drawings,” has been expanded to include Shoreline CAD drawings in both PDF and DWG format. It was created for engineers and designers to use during the development of their project specifications.
ECTC designed this interactive guide in which a participant can download either PDF or DWG (AutoCADD 2000 or later) drawings that are essential in the installation process of RECPs. In addition to the drawings being made available, the section also briefly outlines the verbiage for the step by step installation of slopes, channels and shorelines. This project is one initiative in the ECTC’s drive for education and standardization within this growing industry.
ECTC learned from a survey of end users, government officials, inspectors, engineers, manufacturers of RECPs, and other industry professionals that the biggest obstacle to proper RECP function was poor installation. Because of this survey, ECTC decided installation education was in order.
This project was created after the tremendous success and positive feed back regarding the ECTC produced educational RECP Installation DVD in 2006.
ECTC is a non-profit organization committed to advancing the use of RECPs. For further information about ECTC, contact Laurie Honnigford at +1-651-554-1895, e-mail laurie@ectc.org, or visit www.ectc.org.
