THE BASICS OF SOIL BIO-ENGINEERING

Soil Bio-Engineering pursues technological, ecological, economic as well as design goals and seeks to achieve these primarily by making use of living materials, i.e. seeds, plants, part of plants and plant communities, and employing them in near–natural constructions while exploiting the manifold abilities inherent in plants. Its application suggests itself in all fields of Soil and Hydraulic Engineering, especially for Slope and Embankment Stabilization and Erosion Control.

Soil Bio-Engineering is the use of living plant materials to provide some engineering function. It is an effective tool for treatment of a variety of unstable and / or eroding sites.

As a frequent component of modern Soil Bio-Engineering designs, Coir Erosion Control Products provide natural erosion protection during the period of time, it takes for the roots and shoots of native plants, to colonize and stabilize stream banks, wetlands or hillside soils.

The extended longevity of Coir Erosion Control Products provides adequate time for the development of a well established root system, which eventually offers long term erosion protection. Thus, Coir Erosion Control Products have become an important tool in modern Soil Bio-Engineering.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

• Specific Gravity
• Weight
• Thickness
• Stiffness
• Density etc.

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

• Tenacity
• Tensile Strength
• Bursting Strength
• Drapability
• Flexibility
• Puncture Strength
• Tearing Strength

HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES:

• Porosity
• Permeability
• Permittivity
• Transitivity
• Soil Retention
• Filtration Length etc.

ENDURANCE PROPERTIES:

• Crip/Elongation under texture
• Abrasion Resistance
• Clogging Length and Flow etc.

DEGRADATION PROPERTIES

• Bio-Degradation
• Photo Degradation
• Chemical Degradation
• Mechanical Degradation