Bioengineering - the Longham Wood Cutting field trial
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Description
This guide covers the literature review to establish the required geotechnical attributes and vegetation types, setting up of the site, on a reprofiled cutting in Gault Clay, adjacent to the M20 in Kent, the instrumentation installed to monitor the hydrological characteristics of the site, the tests carried out to monitor the geotechnical and vegetation characteristics, final exploration to calibrate instrumentation and to determine the extent of root growth and effect on ground conditions, the effects of the vegetation on the calculated factor of safety of the slope, the results of the monitoring and testing and conclusions to be drawn.
