Bioengineering Case Studies Sustainable Stream Bank and Slope Stabilization /

• Main Authors: Goldsmith, Wendi (Author), Gray, Donald (Author), McCullah, John (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Geotechnical engineering.; Applied ecology.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Water pollution.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Applied Ecology.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

This unique volume 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, prima...