Table of Contents

Introduction to Biotechnical Stabilization.

Surficial Erosion and Mass Movement.

Role of Vegetation in the Stability of Slopes.

Principles of Biotechnical and Soil BioengineeringStabilization.

Structural-Mechanical Components of BiotechnicalStabilization.

Vegetative Components and Considerations.

Soil Bioengineering Stabilization: Techniques and Methods.

Biotechnical Stabilization: Guidelines for Vegetative Treatment ofRevetments and Retaining Structures.

Biotechnical Ground Covers.

New Developments and Future Directions in BiotechnicalStabilization.

Appendices.

Index.

About the Author

DONALD H. GRAY, PhD, is Professor of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering at the University of Michigan.

ROBBIN B. SOTIR is President of Robbin B. Sotir & Associates, asoil bioengineering consulting firm based in Marietta, Georgia.