Efficiency of erosion control practices of the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation : interim report.

Details

• Creators:
  Wyant, David C
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Erosion--Virginia
  • Sediment control--Virginia
  • Road construction--Environmental aspects--Virginia
• Publication/ Report Number:
  VHTRC 81-R32
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Description:
  Stream monitoring stations have been installed on eight construction projects under Phase 1 of this study. Monitoring on four of the projects is complete and monitoring on the remaining four is continuing. On the basis of the limited data, it appears that the amount of suspended sediment transported from a construction project in the Valley and Ridge region, a predominantly clayey soil area, is quite large as compared to that from a project in the Piedmont region, a silty soil area. This trend is especially evident when no erosion control measures are used. It also has been noted that relatively large amounts of sediment are generated during the spring and fall, when the soil generally is most susceptible to erosion.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18912/dot_18912_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.78 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c7b1457b20a66790117e47c7f3aaf2cc1690b52a22f5d79d20b20ed84299cf05