Assessment of Combined Hydroseeding and Coconet Reinforcement to Control Soil Erosion

At present, the use of inert materials such as concrete and steel had always been relied as for slope stabilization and soil erosion. The widespread of these materials as stone riprap and concrete are now abridged due to its high cost. It is therefore encourage that the use of alternatives such as planting of grass or vegetation along the slopes is the most sensible form of soil erosion control. However, the use of these methods was not much taken into practice which does not account its efficacy for soil stabilization. In this study, the researchers' premise is to congregate information that may be significant to evaluate the performance of Hydroseeding with Coconet in controlling soil erosion and ensuring its suitability and applicability in the protection of the slopes. A representative slope had been constructed and tested at 65° taking an account from the 71.56° of the maximum slope with a 10% factor of safety for both hydroseeding and coconet. A rainfall simulation study was conducted in order to assess the effectiveness of combined Hydroseeding with Coconet against surface run-off to control soil erosion. Performance of Hydroseeding with Coconet were assessed which gave progress to where the soil erosion was to be reduced or controlled. Results from the experiment were expected to give the desired data and outputs to the researchers which should show that combined Hydroseeding and Coconet representative slope yields to control soil erosion and protect the slope.