CONTROL OF DITCH EROSION USING FIBERGLASS ROVING (TYPE B STUDY)

This study demonstrated the use of fiberglass roving with vegetation for erosion control in drainage ditches. Three sites in the state were treated which had various soil types and different climatological conditions. The test sites were monitored with photographs, field observations and precipitation measurements during the period from installation (Fall 1975) to Spring 1976. The fiberglass roving with vegetation was effective in reducing erosion at all three locations. Grasses planted prior to treatment emerged through the fiberglass mat with little or no difficulty. The treatment cost varied from $1.13 to $2.27 per square yard. This study was a follow-up to a study that used fiberglass roving for erosion control at Ponderosa Road Interchange and Highway 50 (03-ED-50-PM 8.4) during the winter of 1973-1974.

• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

  Transportation Laboratory
  5900 Folsom Boulevard
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Nolan, M E
  • Hatano, M M
  • Howell, R B
  • Shirley, E C
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 53 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Climatology; Costs; Ditches; Drainage; Erosion; Erosion control; Fiberglass; Glass fibers; Grasses; Highways; Soils; Vegetation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rovings (Fiber bundles)
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151731
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CA-DOT-TL-7225-1-76-41, FHWA/CA-76/41
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM