Heavy Duty Turbidity Curtains

Heavy Duty Turbidity Curtain
RUFFWATER SCREEN- Demanding Applications

Ruffwater Screen is our premium heavy-duty turbidity curtain, the toughest standard silt curtain for sediment control available on the market today. Our rugged design performs well in demanding applications where wind, tide, waves and current are a concern. Ruffwater Screen turbidity curtains are well suited for dredging and marine construction of intakes, bridges and pipelines. This Elastec/American Marine turbidity curtain has excellent weathering capability and can be deployed for extended periods.

Should Ruffwater Screen not meet your requirements, please check out our Custom Screens for more information.

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	Turbidity Curtain Selection Guide Download the PDF file.

• Exceeds US Dept. of Transportation Requirements
• Heavy duty construction
• Designed to withstand wind, waves and current

• Dual underwater tension cable
• Marine grade aluminum
• Geotextile skirts available

RUFFWATER SCREEN
FABRIC*	22 oz.-500 lb./inch (2225/1780N) tensile strength vinyl coated fabric
FLOTATION* SIZE	Marine quality expanded polystyrene. 12" (30 cm)
NET BUOYANCY (51.4 lb./cu. ft.)	6" (15 cm) - 13 lb./ft. (192 kg/m) 8" (20 cm) - 21 lb./ft. (31 kg/m) 12"(30 cm) - 52 lb./ft.( 76.8kg/m)
LOAD CARRYING COMPONENTS	Fabric plus 2 each 5/16"(8mm) vinyl sheathed galvanized steel cables 18,400 lb. (8346 kg) break strength plus 3/8 (10mm) galvanized chain 10,600 (4808 kg) break strength
BALLAST	1.5 lb./ft.(2.2 kg/m ) 3/8"(10mm) galvanized chain enclosed in double layer fabric pocket
CONNECTION BETWEEN SECTIONS	Heavy duty marine grade aluminum extruded tool free Quick Disconnects. Laced grommets on lower skirt.
AVAILABLE DEPTHS	3 to 30 feet (.91 to 9.14 meter)
LENGTH	100 feet Standard (30 meter)
* Alternate fabrics available upon request. Alternate flotation material available upon request. * Alternate section lengths available on request.

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Elastec/American Marine:
121 1309 West Main, Carmi,
IL 62821 USA
Call us at (618) 382-2525
Fax (618) 382-3610
E-mail elastec@elastec.com