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Bioengineering case studies : sustainable stream bank and slope stabilization
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New York : Springer, 2014
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vi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
ISBN:
9781461479956
Abstract:
"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"--provided by publisher

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"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.


Author Notes

Donald Gray is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan;
John McCullah is President, Salix Applied Earthcare, Redding, CA; and Wendi Goldsmith is CEO, Bioengineering Group, Salem, MA.


Table of Contents

Introduction
Project 1 Fleming Creek
Project 2 Gateway Garden
Project 3 School Girls Glen
Project 4 River Landing
Project 5 Nichols Drive
Project 6 Harvard Road
Project 7 Malletts Creek
Project 8 Toboggan Hill
Project 9 Argo Cascades
Project 10 Asaayi Lake
Project 11 Hollywood Hills
Project 12 Geyserville
Project 13 Buckhorn Mtn
Project 14 Buckhorn Summit
Project 15 Stafford
Project 16 Pacifica
Project 17 Branciforte Creek
Project 18 San Vicente Creek
Project 19 Opal Cliffs
Project 20 Lower Sulpur Creek
Project 21 Secret Canyon
Project 22 Greenfield Road
Project 23 Buffalo Bayou
Project 24 Little_Topashaw
Project 25 New Concord
Project 26 Water Purification Facility and Park
Project 27 Walden Pond
Project 28 Hearthstone Quarry Brook
Project 29 Mill Creek
Project 30 Chalres River
Project 31 Connecticut River
Project 32 Cumberland River
Project 33 Manhan River
Project 34 Walgreen Slope
Project 35 Creek Road
Appendices A-C
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