EFFICIENCY OF EROSION CONTROL PRACTICES OF THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION

Stream monitoring stations have been installed on eight construction projects under phase I of this study. Monitoring on four of the projects is complete and monitoring on the remaining four is continuing. From an examination of the data in hand, it appears that the amount of suspended sediment transported from a construction project in the Valley and Ridge region, a predominantly clayey soil area, is quite large as compared to that from a project in the Piedmont region, a silty soil area. This trend is especially evident when no erosion control measures are used. It also has been noted that relatively large amounts of sediment are generated during the spring and fall, when the soil generally is most susceptible to erosion. (FHWA)

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18912
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Highway and Transportation Research Council

  Charlottesville, VA  United States 

  Virginia Department of Highways

  Traffic and Planning Division, 1221 East Broad Street
  Richmond, VA  United States  23219

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Wyant, D C
• Publication Date: 1981-2

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 82 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay soils; Erosion control; Monitoring; Road construction; Silts; Streams; Suspended sediments
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Environment; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341497
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/VA-81/R32 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: Study No. 1671
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM