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    Slope Stabilization

    Mitigating embankment failures

    Katie Johns
    April 17, 2023
    Dimitrios Zekkos, professor at the University of California at Berkeley, recently discusses the ASCE report “Highway 1 Rat Creek Embankment Failure."
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    A sloped streambank gives way to a broad floodplain reducing erosion and flood risk to existing sewer infrastructure.
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    The slope being cleared and prepared for construction
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    Slope Stabilization

    Geosynthetics in Motion

    David C. Richardson
    Nov. 8, 2018
    Several tributaries bring water to the main stem of San Luis Obispo Creek, which flows right through the middle of downtown San Luis Obispo, CA. With a population of close to ...
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    Geosynthetic Fabrics for Drainage, Separation, and Stabilization

    Carol Brzozowski
    Feb. 13, 2018
    Geosynthetics often play a starring role in a variety of applications: drainage, cellular confinement systems, green roofs, pond liners, covers for closed and capped landfills...
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    Tailor-Made Erosion Solutions

    Carol Brzozowski
    Feb. 2, 2018
    Geosynthetics often play a starring role in a variety of applications: drainage, cellular confinement systems, green roofs, pond liners, covers for closed and capped landfills...
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    Slope Stabilization

    On the Ground and Underground

    David C. Richardson
    Feb. 7, 2017
    A lot of good things have been said about Frank R. Bowerman Landfill in Orange County, CA. It has recently powered up a major methane-to-electrical generation station to capture...
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    Landfill Closure Erosion Control

    Don Talend
    Jan. 17, 2017
    This article first appeared in the July-August 2016 issue of Erosion Control. Capping and closing a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill can be a civil engineering challenge. ...