FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE USE OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR EROSION CONTROL ON ROADWAYS

ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION ANNUALLY RESHAPES THOURSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND IN THE UNITED STATES. HIGH RATES OF SOIL LOSS AND RESULTING SEDIMENT YIELDS FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS EROSION PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH AN EXCELLENT JOB IS BEING DONE TO STABILIZE AND BEAUTIFY INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY HIGHWAYS, SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN A PROBLEM. NUMEROUS SOIL MATERIALS ARE BEING EXPOSED THAT COMMONLY HAVE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES UNFAVORABLE TO PLANT GROWTH, THEREBY MAKING ROADWAY STABILIZATION DIFFICULT. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR ESTABLISHING VEGETATION ARE PRESENTED ALONG WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT, WHERE FEASIBLE, SLOPES STEEPER THAN 3:1 BE FLATTENED. VARIOUS PLANTING METHODS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTING PLANT SPECIES ARE DISCUSSED, EMPHASIZING THE NECESSITY FOR MULCHING AND MAINTAINING ESTABLISHED VEGATATION. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Turelle, J W
• Conference:
  • Conference-Workshop on Soil Erosion
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-26 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 99-104
• Monograph Title: SOIL EROSION: CAUSES AND MECHANISMS: PREVENTION AND CONTROL
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 135
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction sites; Erosion control; Landscape design; Maintenance; Mulching; Planting; Road construction; Soil stabilization; Vegetation
• Old TRIS Terms: Vegetation selection
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205239
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 25 1973 12:00AM