The
Geosource
UPDATE
issue
Volume 8 Issue 2, July 2016
Headline News
ASP-Quick Supply has additional method to
improve pavement life
ASP Enterprises and Quick Supply Co. have signed an agreement to promote and
distribute ACE Fiber in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas City, Nebaska and Iowa.
ACE Fibers is a blend of Aramid Fibers and Sasobit wax to simultaneously address
the two major distresses affecting hot mix asphalt performance today, cracking and
rutting. As ACE Fibers are mixed in to the hot mix asphalt, and the Sasobit wax melts,
over 18 million Aramid Fibers are dispersed throughout each ton of hot mix asphalt,
increasing the asphalt’s resistance to reflective cracking, rutting and fatigue while
providing improved life expectancy.
Aramid is a unique fiber with 400,000 psi tensile strength and microroots that
tenaciously anchor themselves into the finished hot mix asphalt. In the summertime
when asphalt gets hot and wants to rut under load, the rooted Aramid Fibers provide
resistance to the “flow” to the in-place asphalt to mitigate rutting. In the wintertime
when asphalt is cold and wants to shrink, Aramid Fibers provide additional tensile
strength for crack resistance.
ACE Fibers supply:
•
50% increase in rut resistance
•
150% increase in strength
•
140% increase in crack resistance
•
290% increase in fatigue life
Featured Solution
Coir Fiber Logs
Coir fiber logs provide an erosion control solution for perimeter and inlet
protection. Coir is a natural fiber from the husk of a coconut. These brown fibers
are typically used in mats and logs due to their thickness, strength and high
abrasion resistance. Coir fiber logs are either plain or vegetated to establish
nature’s best defense against erosion: root stabilization. With the ability to be
planted any time of year, coir fiber logs minimize the costly outcome of unsuccessful plantings. Coming in either
a round or rectangular shape, coir fiber logs also have varying densities to meet project needs. To learn more, visit
our website.
800.362.2245 www.quicksupplydm.com 800.869.9600 www.aspent.com
Product Spotlight
Project Name: Fontanelle Forest Channel Restoration
Owner: Fontanelle Forest, Gary Garabrandt
Contractor/Installer: Sudbeck Construction
Salesperson: Brian Williams
Date of Installation: Fall 2012
Overgrowth and undercutting prior
to repairs.
Products: Presto GeoSystems GeoWeb
and North American Green C350 Turf
Reinforcement Matting and S150 Straw
Mat
Project Scope:
Fontanelle Hills Golf Course was in need of a solution for severe deterioration and dense
overgrowth of concrete used to line a waterway. The damage amassed over the course
of 2-3 decades and thus was in critical condition.
Product Description/Benefits:
GeoWeb installation.
This project became a top priority for the property’s new owners, who applied for and
received a grant from NE Environmental Trust Fund. The City of Omaha, The City of Bellevue,
Papio MO Natural Resource District and the Corps of Engineers contributed to the milliondollar project as well. The final decision was to use a soft armor system to restore the
waterway.
Conclusion/Result:
Over the course of 2-3 years, the grading and storm water work was completed. After
minor repairs to restore drowned vegetation due to severe weather, owner Gary
Garabrandt firmly believes this project provided a permanent and low maintenance
solution.
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Vegetation growing throught mat
after installation.
Editor’s View
I wanted to extend a belated thank you to all of our customers that attended the 2016 Clean and
Green Sustainability Conference and Expo. We felt it was a great success based on the evaluations
we received. Our attendance was over 300 for four cities and the content seemed valuable to all. If
you did not attend, you can go to our conference page for all the proceedings and then keep an eye
out here for the 2017 conference. We even gave away a large screen TV at each location and every
attendee received a USB power bank and seven PDHs. We are still trying to get all of the follow-ups
done from requests for more information.
The other important item is to welcome Mattie Eversole to the ASP Quick Team. She will be taking
over most of the marketing functions: website, brochures, social media, etc. and I am excited to
have someone so qualified on our team and am looking forward to the opportunities for improved
communication with our customers.
Don Thieman, CPESC, LEED GA
[email protected]
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Project Profile
Project Name: Walker Lake and Monroe Creek
Project Location: Kirkwood Missouri
Contractor: City of Kirkwood (Walker Lake) Ideal Landscape (Monroe
Creek)
Coir logs protecting area of Walker Lake.
Problem: Toe protection and wave action
Solution: Coir logs were installed and planted with plant plugs to
vegetate
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Vegetation growing in to coir log.
Project Scope:
Walker Lake is a scenic recreational
area in Kirkwood with the lake as its
centerpiece. Over the past couple
of years, a lot of work has been done
in and around the lake. The lake is
surrounded by a variety of aquatic
plants, with the exception of a small
space. This space caused concern for
erosion as a result of wind-created
waves. Monroe Creek is an established
roadside storm water channel. The
creek has seen many different solutions
over the years and contains areas of
riprap and vegetation as well as natural
stone. In this project, coir fiber logs
replaced rubble from old foundation.
Product Benefit:
Coir logs anchored with wooden
stakes solved Walker Lake’s erosion
issue. After installation, the coir logs
were planted with the desire plant
plugs. Monroe Creek used coir logs
as toe protection to create a smooth
transition from the rocky bottom to
the vegetated side slopes. Above the
coir logs the slopes were graded and
covered with seed and a temporary
erosion control blanket. Similar to the
Walker Lake project, these coir logs
were also fixed with desired plant
plugs to increase channel vegetation.
Coir logs in place at Monroe Creek.
Conclusion:
Since the coir log installation, Walker
Lake has not experienced any
erosion. With the caretaking from
the City of Kirkwood, Walker Lake
will be fully vegetated soon. Monroe
Creek is performing as planned and
the vegetation is growing every day.
Despite significant rain events, there
have not been any signs of erosion.
Event Calendar
Employee Profile
Meet Mattie Eversole
Branch: St. Louis (Fenton)
Office Phone: 800-869-9600
July 26-28
Great Rivers IECA
Connections Conference
Lacrosse, WI
Please join us in welcoming Mattie Eversole
to the ASP-Fenton location. Mattie is a proud
Louisiana State University alumna with a
degree in mass communication and a focus
in public relations. Upon graduating, Mattie
returned home to St. Louis and is excited to
apply her digital marketing skills to further
drive business. Mattie will be working with
the website, brochures and social media as
well as other marketing opportunities.
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In her free time, Mattie enjoys running in
races, cooking and trying out new restaurants.
She is an avid IndyCar fan and enjoys cheering
on her LSU Tigers during football season.
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August 22-25
Stormcon
Indianapolis, IN
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September 24-28
WEFTEC
New Orleans, LA
800.362.2245 www.quicksupplydm.com 800.869.9600 www.aspent.com
New Product
ACE Fiber is a high strength fiber additive that increases the performance characteristics
of asphalt pavements. Used in concrete for decades, fiber reinforcement can now be
used in asphalt to significantly increase performance of new asphalt pavement. ACE
Fiber is comprised of engineered aramid (Kevlar™) fibers and a fiber control treatment
using Sasobit™ that also provides asphalt performance enhancement properties.
Aramid Fiber
•Increases Strength
•Increases Crack Energies
•Increases Fatigue Life
•Increases Thermal Crack Resistance
Sasobit™ Treatment
•Increases Rut Resistance
•Improves Coating of Aggregate
•Increases Compaction Window
•Reduces Binder Aging
To learn more, see our ACE Fiber page.
Engineer’s Note
Do Something
Engineers are often accused of over-analyzing or over-thinking a problem.
While it is good to be thoughtful and thorough, we must avoid the old
adage, “paralysis by analysis”. We tend to focus on all of the ways a solution
may possibly fail rather than be optimistic about the possibility that a
solution may actually work. Our industry is working hard to improve water
quality and protect the environment so we now have many new and
innovative solutions available in our toolbox. Trying something new-toyou for the first time is intimidating and engineers are often averse to risk,
so they often continue to use an age-old method (even if it doesn’t work
well) as opposed to stepping out on a limb to try something innovative.
Let us help you get over the fear of trying something new-to-you. ASP
Enterprises/Quick Supply only carries proven solutions that work. Our
stormwater management solutions have been proven successful in many
parts of the U.S. in many different settings. We can help you through the
entire process: concept, design, bidding, pre-construction, construction
and post-construction phases. You have trusted us to bring you the best
erosion control, sediment control and geosynthetics for decades. Now
trust us to help you stay ahead of the competition with your stormwater
management efforts.
Don’t fall into the trap of only doing what you’re familiar with because
you’re too busy to try something new. And the do-nothing alternative is no
Company Information
longer acceptable. Across the Midwest cities,
counties and states are requiring your best
effort to control stormwater runoff, reduce
downstream erosion, improve water quality
and mitigate the adverse effects of changes
in land use. Let us help you do something…
new… different… better than you ever have
before. Call your ASP/Quick Supply rep today.
Bill Murphy, P.E.
[email protected]
Cell: 515-414-4568
ASP Enterprises, Inc. and Quick Supply Co.
For more than three decades, A.S.P. Enterprises and Quick Supply Co. has served the erosion control
industry with integrity and expertise. We provide engineers and landscape contractors the exceptional
value for their money and have grown to become the Midwest’s full-line distributor of erosion-control,
geosynthetics, storm water management products, wall block, landscape pavers, and drainage products.
ASP Enterprises, Inc.
Corporate
Headquarters
www.aspent.com
[email protected]
St. Louis, MO
636.343.4357
800.869.9600
Quick Supply Co.
Corporate
Headquarters
www.quicksupplydm.com
[email protected]
Des Moines, IA
515.289.1271
800.362.2245
Kansas City/
Lee’s Summit, MO
816.554.1191
800.519.2304
Wichita, KS
316.393.1554
Omaha, NE
402.8618579
877.678.8027
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