Performance of Erosion Control Products on a Highway Embankment

Benik, Scott R.; Wilson, Bruce; Biesboer, David D.; Hansen, B.; Stenlund, Dwayne

doi:10.13031/2013.13962

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“…Several studies [20][21][22][23][24] used solid waste compost in road construction to reduce runoff and erosion. In addition, wood-based materials were used for erosion mitigation in some studies [25,26].…”

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The Effects of Using Wood Chips and Slash in Reducing Sheet Erosion on Forest Road Slopes

Turk

2018

Forests

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This study compared the use of wood chips and slash to reduce the loss of sediment on newly constructed forest road slopes and investigated the annual amount of sediment loss on bare forest road slopes. A runoff block (sample field) was established for each of the four designated test sites (two cutslopes and two fillslopes). Each block had three runoff plots. One of the runoff plots was left empty for the control (CNT), while wood chips (C) and slash (S), respectively, were deposited in the other two. A total of 108 water samples were taken from the test sites and the amount of their suspended sediment calculated in the laboratory. As a result of this study, it was determined that the amount of soil loss in the control plots was about 1.26 times higher than in the slash plots and 2.21 times higher than in the wood chips plots. According to the results of variance analysis on the amounts of sediment, a statistically significant difference was found between the suspended sediment quantities transported on the road slopes (p < 0.05). However, no statistically significant difference between the suspended sediment quantities transported in the plots and the other variables of aspect, gradient or road slope was revealed by the t-test (p > 0.05).

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The Effects of Using Wood Chips and Slash in Reducing Sheet Erosion on Forest Road Slopes

Turk

2018

Forests

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“…Benik et al [42] developed a study comparing the effectiveness of five treatments, including Soil Guard ® which is a bonded fiber matrix (BFM). In their experiments, the BFM was applied at a minimum rate of 3360 kg/ha (3000 lb./ac.).…”

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Evaluation of Hydromulches as an Erosion Control Measure Using Laboratory-Scale Experiments

Ricks

Wilson²,

Zech

et al. 2020

Water

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Discharge of sediment-laden stormwater from active construction sites, such as highway construction projects, continues to be a growing concern in the construction industry. Therefore, there has been an increased interest in research efforts to test many different erosion and sediment control practices. The purpose of this research effort was to test the laboratory-scale performance of four hydromulches and two methods of mulching (crimped and tackified), normalized to a bare soil control condition using 0.6 m (2 ft) wide by 1.2 m (4 ft) long test plots. The treatments consisted of a (1) bare soil control, (2) conventional straw, crimped, (3) conventional straw, tackified, (4) wood fiber hydromulch, (5) straw and cotton hydromulch, (6) cotton fiber reinforced matrix hydromulch, and (7) bonded wheat fiber matrix hydromulch. Each treatment was subject to simulated rainfall, divided into four 15 min rainfall events with 15 min breaks in between, producing a total cumulative rainfall of 11.2 cm (4.4 in.). To determine the overall performance of each treatment, turbidity and soil loss measurements were continuously collected from plot runoff. The products tested provided a reduction in turbidity of 80%, 98%, 85%, 92%, 95%, and 99%; and a soil loss reduction of 96%, 98%, 94%, 97%, 99%, and 100%, respectively. Overall, the results showed that the four tested hydromulch practices and conventional straw applications were successful in controlling and reducing erosion under laboratory-scale simulated rainfall conditions.

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“…Wheat straw at an application rate of 2240 kg•ha -1 (1998 lbs•acre -1 ) resulted in 100% ground cover and 87% reduction in erosion, as compared to control [10]. Straw reduced sediment yield by approximately 90%, as compared to bare soil in 9.8 m × 1.2 m (32 ft × 4 ft) plots on a 35% slope under 60 mm•h -1 (2.4 in•h -1 ) simulated rainfall intensity [11].…”

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Cost Effectiveness of Erosion Control Covers during Vegetation Establishment under Simulated Rainfall

Sidhu

Dougherty²,

Zech³

et al. 2015

JWARP

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The main goal of this study was to quantify reduction of runoff responses using selected erosion control covers on 1.2 m × 0.6 m plots under simulated rainfall to determine the most cost-effective temporary cover treatment under similar soils, rainfall and embankment slope conditions. The different erosion control covers tested were polyacrylamide (PAM), wheat straw and PAM (WS + P) with and without seed; and engineered fiber matrix (EFM) with and without seed. The EFM + S and WS + P + S treatments were the most effective treatments for runoff volume with 68.0% and 48.9% reduction, respectively, as compared to control. EFM + S was the most effective treatment for turbidity and modified total suspended solids (MTSS) with 98.7%, and 99.8% reduction, respectively as compared to control. Vegetation in the wheat straw treatment significantly reduced turbidity but less effect on runoff volume and MTSS than vegetation in the EFM + S treatment. Seeded treatments combined (EFM + S, WS + P + S) had a significant negative correlation between MTSS delivery and time (r =-0.69), as compared to a positive correlation of corresponding non-seeded treatments (EFM, WS + P) over time (r = 0.14). The EFM + S treatment had 39% less average MTSS delivery than WS + P + S but the WS + P + S treatment ($1.03 kg-1 sediment reduction) was found to be 84% less expensive than the EFM + S treatment ($6.36 kg-1 sediment reduction). The WS + P + S treatment can therefore be recommended as the most cost effective method for sediment delivery reduction under similar conditions and within the limitations of this small scale plot study.

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Performance of Erosion Control Products on a Highway Embankment

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The Effects of Using Wood Chips and Slash in Reducing Sheet Erosion on Forest Road Slopes

The Effects of Using Wood Chips and Slash in Reducing Sheet Erosion on Forest Road Slopes

Evaluation of Hydromulches as an Erosion Control Measure Using Laboratory-Scale Experiments

Cost Effectiveness of Erosion Control Covers during Vegetation Establishment under Simulated Rainfall

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