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Bio-engineering for land stabilization : executive summary report.
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2010-06-30
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Abstract:Soil-bioengineering, or simply
“bioengineering”, is the use of vegetation for
slope stabilization. Currently, a large
number of slopes near Ohio highways are
experiencing stability problems. These
failures usually begin as local erosion or
shallow mass movements on a slope face,
which become progressively worse with time
and often eventually threaten the highway.
At this time, the slope requires a significant
and costly repair using conventional
engineering methods, such as slope
reconstruction or a retaining structure.
Substantial cost savings would be possible if
a method were developed to stabilize early
small failures before they grow into larger
problems. Such a method would be even
more attractive if it was beneficial to the
environment at the same time.
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