Virtual Training Programme on

Erosion Control
July 28th, 2021, Wednesday at 15:00 hours
speaker: Dr. Mahuya Ghosh
Dr. Mahuya Ghosh did her M.Tech. in Textile
Engineering, and Ph.D. from Department
of Textile Technology of Indian Institute of
Technology, Delhi. She is the recipient of two
awards, viz., ‘Student Award 2008’ conferred
by International Geosynthetic Society for her
doctoral research work and ‘Appreciation Award’
conferred by Indian chapter of International Geosynthetics
Society in 2019. She is engaged as a ‘Scientist’ in Indian
Jute Industries’ Research Organization (IJIRA) for more
than 12 years. She has several international peer-reviewed
journal and conference publications. Her area of interest
is process/ product development and their performance
evaluation in the field of natural fibre-based geosynthetics
and agrotextiles. She is presently ‘Primary member’ of
Bureau of Indian Standards’ Technical committees, namely,
Geosynthetics Sectional Committee, TXD 30 and Technical
Textiles for Agrotech Applications Sectional Committee, TXD
35 on behalf of IJIRA.
Technical Session on: EROSION CONTROL
Planet’s land masses are being eroded away at a rate of
40 billion tons per year, whereas in India itself, soil loss per
annum is of the order of 6 billion tons. Erosion is a multi-
faceted process which together with the weathering process
operates to denude the surface of the Earth. Natural surfaces
are susceptible to large soil loss due to the kinetic energy
produced by precipitation impact and flowing water. The
magnitude of the erosion damage is a function of the surface’s
resistance to transport. If an element is incorporated into the
soil to prevent the detachment and transportation of surface
particles caused by rainfall/precipitation, then the slope would
be able to withstand greater forces. The most common and
natural element used for erosion control is vegetation. Soil
erosion, i.e., loosening, detachment and transportation of soil
particles from their original positions, occurs due to various
natural processes, e.g., rainfall, runoff, wind, landslides and
human activities associated with deforestation, like, excessive
grazing, landscaping, road and landfill construction, mining,
unscientific farming practices, etc.
Erosion control methods of particular relevance to civil
engineers are classified as engineered agronomic systems.
Agronomic methods involve the utilization of vegetation or a
covering of some kind to offer protection against the forces of
erosion.
Establishing a vegetation cover is the most effective and
practicable approach to prevent soil erosion. Vegetation offers
the benefits, e.g., self-regenerating, minimal maintenance
costs, environmentally acceptable, aesthetically pleasing
and has inherent engineering properties favourable for soil
protection. However, to establish vegetation, one or more
seasons may be required depending on the topographical
and climatic conditions of a particular site. During this period,
slopes are susceptible to erosion. Hence, to provide immediate
protection to the slope/ bare ground/ side slopes of waterways,
different types of geosynthetics are employed. Different
types of geosynthetic erosion control products (natural and
synthetic) with respect to their suitable application areas will
be discussed along with some case studies. Short-term slope/
ground protection where natural vegetation is the long-term
solution, some geosynthetics are beneficial over others. On
the contrary, some geosynthetic products are suitable for
long-term and critical hydraulic applications where, natural
vegetation is not sufficient to control erosion. In this context,
specific geosynthetic erosion control products have been
described with respect to soil erosion control on slopes/ bare
ground, in riverbanks and coastal areas.
Subtopics
• Process of soil erosion
• Agronomic methods to prevent soil erosion
• Geosynthetics to prevent soil erosion
• Different types of erosion control geosynthetics (natural and
synthetic)
• Erosion control on slopes/bare ground, river bank and coasts

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