A study of biodegradable geotextiles used for erosion control

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 545-553

  Ogbobe, O ^a   Essien, K S ^a   Adebayo, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cover factor; Erosion control; Geotextile; Natural fibres; Rain simulation; Soil stabilisation mat

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIODEGRADABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PENDUCULATA; SYNTHETIC FIBER; TEXTILE PRODUCT;

BIODEGRADATION; EROSION; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; RAIN; SLOPE PROTECTION; SOILS;

COVER FACTOR; EROSION CONTROL; SOIL STABILIZATION;

GEOTEXTILES;

BIODEGRADATION; EROSION CONTROL; GEOTEXTILE; RAINFALL; SOIL STABILIZATION;

BIODEGRADABILITY; EROSION CONTROL; GEOTEXTILE;

EID: 0032456823     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.5.0131     Document Type: Article

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