| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L15180/01 |
| Title: |
RIVER BANK STABILISATION USING VEGETATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WILLOWS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Thorne, Professor CR |
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| Department: |
Sch of Civil Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Nottingham |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 May 1996 |
Ends: |
30 April 1997 |
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53,711
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Coastal & Waterway Engineering |
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Emphasis in waterway bank protection is moving away from the use of hard engineering materials, such as sheet-piling and concrete, towards the use of soft protection based on flexible materials. Vegetation, often living, is widely advocated as part of a soft-engineering solution but detailed guidance for engineers and landowners wishing to use living vegetation does not exist. In this scoping research, the basis for development of design guidance would be established. This would involve collecting existing experience and any design methodology, identifying appropriate sources of materials and study sites and formulating a project to prepare comprehensive design guidance based on sound bio-engineering analyses. The emphasis will be placed on planning, reviewing and priority of the elements essential to a research programme in the use of vegetation in bank engineering.
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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk |