The Use of Compost and Shredded Brush on Rights-of-Way for Erosion Control: Final Report

Details

• Creators:
  Storey, Beverly B. ; McFalls, Jett A. ; Godfrey, Sally H.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Transfer Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Erosion control
  • Compost
  • Shredding
  • Mulching
  • Recycling
  • Road construction
  • Slope stability
  • Roadside
  • Runoff
  • Geosynthetics
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-97/1352-2F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report: December 1994 - August 1995
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  Highway construction practices have historically been viewed as a major contributor of non-point source pollution. Damage control measures implemented for construction site erosion can include erosion control nets, open-weave geotextiles, geosynthetic mattings, erosion control blankets, loose mulches, hydro-mulches, and chemical soil binders. The Texas Department of Transportation is taking a proactive approach to erosion control research by investigating the use of shredded brush and composted organic waste from right-of-way clearing operations as erosion control measures. Testing was done at the TxDOT/TTI Hydraulics and Erosion Control Field Laboratory at the Texas A&M University Riverside Campus in a simulated highway environment.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-1352
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82609/dot_82609_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.55 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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