Categorization of erosion control matting for slope applications.

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• Creators:
  Burns, Susan E. ; Choo, Hyunwook ; Won, Jong Muk
• Corporate Creators:
  Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Research ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Erosion Control Geogrids Geomembranes Erodibility Matting Reinforcement Slope Failure Slope Stability Soil Conservation Turf
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-GA-16-11-22
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Georgia;United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Research
• Abstract:
  Erosion control is an important aspect of any Georgia Department of
  
  Transportation (GDOT) construction project, with the extreme negative impacts of high sediment
  
  loads in natural waterways having been well documented. Selection of a proper erosion control
  
  mat for protection of slopes on GDOT rights-of-way should be made with primary emphasis on
  
  the steepness of slope, which will govern the hydraulic stress to which the soil and vegetation are
  
  subject. Additional considerations to selection of erosion control matting include time to establish
  
  vegetation: are growing conditions, followed by selection of a product made out of synthetic or
  
  natural fibers. GDOT has 79 approved products, produced by 19 manufacturers listed in QPL-62
  
  dated May 29, 2015. Due to the high number of products which a designer can specify, a
  
  spreadsheet-based selection tool was developed to specify which QPL listed erosion control
  
  products are appropriate for given conditions. A laboratory-based investigation of the erodibility
  
  of coarse-grained soils was performed. The evidence shows that mean particle size is the primary
  
  variable in determining the raindrop splash displacement of sands. The effect of particle shape
  
  and void ratio on raindrop splash was minimal.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RP 11-22;PI# 0010764
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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