 |  | Roadside Bio-Engineering - Site Handbook (DFID, 1999, 160 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | Introduction |
| | Safety Code of Practice for Working on Slopes |
|  | Section One - Stabilising slopes with civil and bio-engineering |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 1.1 Problems of slopes and their solutions |
| | 1.2 Steps for the stabilisation of slopes |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Step 1: Make an initial plan |
| | Step 2: Prioritise the works |
| | Step 3: Divide the site or slope into segments |
| | Step 4: Assess the site |
| | Step 5: Determine civil engineering works |
| | Step 6: choose the right bio-engineering techniques |
| | Step 7: Design the civil and bio engineering works |
| | Step 8: Select the species to use |
| | Step 9: Calculate the required quantities and rates |
| | Step 10: Finalise priority against available budget |
| | Step 11: Plan plant needs |
| | Step 12: Arrange implementation and prepare documents |
| | Step 13: Prepare for plant propagation |
| | Step 14: Make the necessary site arrangements |
| | Step 15: Prepare the site |
| | Step 16: Implement the civil engineering works |
| | Step 17: Implement the bio-engineering works |
| | Step 18: Monitor the works |
| | Step 19: Maintain the works |
| | Section Two - Civil engineering techniques |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 2.1 Retaining walls |
| | 2.2 Revetment walls |
| | 2.3 Prop walls/Dentition |
| | 2.4 Check dams |
| | 2.5 Surface and sub-surface drains |
| | 2.6 Stone pitching |
| | 2.7 Wire Bolster Cylinders |
| | 2.8 Other civil engineering techniques |
| | Section Three - Bio-engineering techniques |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 3.1 Planted grass lines: contour/horizontal |
| | 3.2 Planted grass lines: downslope/vertical |
| | 3.3 Planted grass lines: diagonal |
| | 3.4 Planted grasses: random planting |
| | 3.5 Grass seeding |
| | 3.6 Turfing |
| | 3.7 Shrub and tree planting |
| | 3.8 Shrub and tree seeding |
| | 3.9 Large bamboo planting |
| | 3.10 Brush layering |
| | 3.11 Palisades |
| | 3.12 Live check dams |
| | 3.13 Fascines |
| | 3.14 Vegetated stone pitching |
| | 3.15 Jute netting (standard mesh) |
| | 3.16 Jute netting (wide mesh) |
| | 3.17 Mulching |
| | 3.18 Vegetated gabions |
| | 3.19 Live wattle fences |
| | 3.20 Hydro-seeding |
| | Sector Four - Production of bio-engineering plants |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 4.1 Nursery establishment |
| | 4.2 Components of a nursery |
| | 4.3 Propagation of grasses |
| | 4.4 Propagation of shrubs and trees |
| | 4.5 Propagation of bamboos |
| | 4.6 Nursery management |
| | 4.7 Seed collection, treatment and storage |
| | 4.8 Assessing the quality of bio-engineering nurseries |
| | Section Five - Maintenance of bio-engineering |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 5.1 Introduction |
| | 5.2 Planning the maintenance of bio-engineering and other roadside vegetation |
| | 5.3 Routine bio engineering maintenance activities |
| | 5.4 Preventative maintenance of roadside vegetation |
| | 5.5 Liaison with rural road neighbours |
| | Annex A - Site assessment pro forma |
| | Annex B - Full lists of species for bio-engineering in the road sector |
| | Annex C - Nursery registers |
| | Glossary |
| | Back cover |
