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Bio-engineering for land stabilization : final report.

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  • Corporate Creators:
    Ohio State University. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science
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  • Publication/ Report Number:
    FHWA/OH-2010/5
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Florida
  • Edition:
    Final report.
  • Corporate Publisher:
    Ohio. Dept. of Transportation
  • Abstract:
    As part of the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT’s) ongoing effort to solve engineering problems for the Ohio

    transportation system through research, The Ohio State University has undertaken a study entitled “Bioengineering for

    Land Stabilization” under the direction of Professor Patrick J. Fox and Professor Emeritus T. H. Wu.

    A large number

    of slopes and embankments throughout Ohio are experiencing shallow slope failures and/or erosion problems. The aim

    of this study is to identify bioengineering methods to address ODOT’s slope stabilization needs in response to these

    occurrences. Bioengineering is an ecologically, and often economically, attractive alternative to conventional slope

    stabilization techniques. The objectives of this research are: 1) to identify important factors that control success or failure

    of bioengineering methods, 2) to develop installation techniques and designs for successful application of bioengineering

    methods, and 3) to provide thorough documentation to aid in the development of future design guides for bioengineering

    work for ODOT.

    Three field

    installations were conducted and monitored at demonstration sites located in Muskingum, Logan and Union Counties.

    Results indicate that biostabilization methods can be effective for the stabilization of shallow (less than 3 – 4 ft.) slides if

    vegetation can be established. Establishment of vegetation is dependent on local soil and climate conditions, especially

    during the first growing season after installation. The use of instrumentation (tensiometers, piezometers) can be effective

    in predicting vegetation survivability. Side-by-side panel comparisons indicated that varying installation techniques do not

    affect the survivability of live willow poles. The cost of bioengineering stabilization, if properly planned and implemented,

    is expected to be approximately 25% less than that of conventional methods.

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