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This unique volume describes and evaluates 30 projects from across the United States where bio-stabilization was employed to address a detrimental naturally occurring process or byproduct of the built environment. Bio-stabilization (or soil bioengineering) refers to the use of plant materials, primarily live cuttings, arranged in the ground in different arrays to reinforce soils and protect upland slopes and/or stream banks against surficial erosion and shallow slope failures. Examples included in the collection represent different regions of the country and their specific conditions and challenges. Each project is illustrated with a number of distinctive photographs to support the reader's understanding and showcase the wide scope of projects and techniques presented. This book also: Presents a range of well-documented case studies on key techniques and best practices for bio-stabilization projects Emphasizes evaluation and comparison of different techniques and challenges across a wide range of project types and geographies Adopts a clear and consistent descriptive scheme and performance evaluation rubrics for 35 bio-stabilization projects, including efforts protecting/repairing watersheds, stabilizing slopes along highways, and protecting stream banks and coastal slopes Offers abundant visual detail, featuring four to five high-quality photographs for each project, totaling nearly 150 images Bioengineering Case Studies is an ideal book for civil and environmental engineers and environmental scientists working on watershed, infrastructure projects, and municipal scale installations.

Bioengineering. --- Slopes (Soil mechanics) --- Soil stabilization. --- Streambank planting. --- Stability. --- River bank planting --- Riverbank planting --- Stream bank planting --- Stabilization of soils --- Slope stability (Soil mechanics) --- Biological engineering --- Life science engineering --- Engineering. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Applied ecology. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Soil science. --- Soil conservation. --- Environmental engineering. --- Biotechnology. --- Water pollution. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Applied Ecology. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. --- Geology. --- Hillside planting --- Planting (Plant culture) --- Soil-binding --- Soil conservation --- Stream conservation --- Soil mechanics --- Stability --- Reinforced soils --- Soil compaction --- Soil consolidation --- Subsurface drainage --- Soil stabilization --- Biology --- Synthetic biology --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Environmental pollution. --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Soils --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Ecology --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Environmental aspects --- Control --- Prevention --- Conservation --- Engineering—Geology. --- Environmental control --- Environmental effects --- Environmental stresses --- Environmental health --- Sustainable engineering --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture --- Earth sciences --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Flow of water --- Water --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Walls --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Geology