Research Article
Sep 1978
Erosion Control of Granular Soils Using PVA
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 104, Issue 3
Abstract
One of a number of methods used to arrest soil erosion is by chemical means. Within this category is polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a commercially available polymer. When applied to a highly erodable granular soil in the amount of 48g/m2 (400 lb/acre) erosion was resisted during a 120 min duration rainfall of an intensity of 3.8 cm/hr (1.5 in/hr). Subsequent laboratory tests showed that the mechanism involved in the success of the PVA treated soil to resist erosion allowed for rainfall to penetrate into the soil rather than running off of the soil's surface. The PVA bonding was seen via micrographs to occur at the particle contact points but the resulting soil structure was still porous enough to allow for water infiltration. This situation was also seen to promote plant growth thereby further retarding soil erosion. A small field study on a micaceous sandy soil confirmed the laboratory findings in that the ratio of eroded soil from an untreated site adjacent to a PVA treated site was 28 to 1.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 104 • Issue 3 • September 1978
Pages: 279 - 294
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© 1978 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1978
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Robert M. Koerner, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, Pa.
Thomas A. Okrasinski
Project Engr., Exxon Research and Engrg., Florham Park, N.J.
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