Wendi Goldsmith, Donald Gray, John McCullah ... 244 pages - Publisher: Springer; (November, 2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1461479959 - ISBN-13: 978-1461479956 ...
"Bio-Stabilization Case Studies: Treatment and Performance Evaluation"
describes and evaluates 30 projects from across the United States where
bio-stabilization was employed to address a detrimental naturally
occurring process or byproduct of the built environment.
Bio-stabilization (or soil bioengineering) refers to the use of plant
materials, primarily live cuttings, arranged in the ground in different
arrays to reinforce soils and protect upland slopes and/or stream banks
against surficial erosion and shallow slope failures. Examples included
in the collection represent different regions of the country and their
specific conditions and challenges. Each project is illustrated with a
number of distinctive photographs to support the reader's understanding
and showcase the wide scope of projects and techniques presented. The
volume is ideal for civil and environmental engineers and environmental
scientists working on watershed, infrastructure projects, and municipal
scale installations.