Categorization of erosion control matting for slope applications.

Burns, Susan E.; Choo, Hyunwook; Won, Jong Muk

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Categorization of erosion control matting for slope applications.

2013-12-25
By Burns, Susan E. ; Choo, Hyunwook ; Won, Jong Muk

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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
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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.
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RP 11-22;PI# 0010764
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