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Rivers flowing across unconsolidated terrain are susceptible to erosion of the banks in their effort to find the most convenient course. Besides, erodibility of bank soil and fluctuation of water level contribute largely to bank erosion. This chapter elaborates technical as well as economical advantages of using treated Jute Geotextiles (JGT) over the conventional granular filter for controlling riverbank erosion.
The perception of low effective life of JGT and its assumed ineffectiveness in riverbank erosion control has been countered with reasons. The chapter explains the elements of design with focus on aspects of soil retention, permeability, and transmissivity of JGT and clogging. Parameters for design of riprap overlying JGT have also been indicated. Installation procedure of JGT has been explained with sketches.
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Sanyal, T. (2017). Controlling Riverbank Erosion with Jute Geotextiles. In: Jute Geotextiles and their Applications in Civil Engineering. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1932-6_7
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