High performance vegetated solutions-research synopsis - Case Study

Research objective

Measure performance of the Geoweb® (GW) material combined with a turf reinforcement mat (TRM) (integrated system) with topsoil infill and vegetation under varying shear stresses and flow rates to quantify both hydraulic forces and corresponding soil loss.

The test consisted of a series of continuous one-hour flows over the GW-TRM system at incrementally increasing discharges. The performance threshold was defined as the point at which 0.5 inch (13 mm) of soil loss occurred.