The effectiveness of jute and coir blankets for erosion control in different  field and laboratory conditions

Kalibová, Jana; Jačka, Lukáš; Petrů, Jan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-469-2016

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-469-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-469-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

Research article

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30 Mar 2016

Research article |

| 30 Mar 2016

The effectiveness of jute and coir blankets for erosion control in different field and laboratory conditions

Jana Kalibová, Lukáš Jačka, and Jan Petrů

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RC1: 'improvements', Artemi Cerdà, 18 Jan 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to RC1', Jana Kalibova, 03 Mar 2016
RC2: 'Review comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Feb 2016
AC2: 'Reply to RC2', Jana Kalibova, 03 Mar 2016

Short summary

Jute and coir geotextiles (GTXs) significantly reduced the volume of surface run-off induced by simulated rainfall. “No-soil” conditions used during the laboratory experiment guarantee data based on GTX properties only. Contrary to our expectations, the performance ranking of GTXs in the laboratory did not match the field records. Soil did not influence all GTX samples equally. Further research may shed light on the variability of GTX effectiveness reported in available studies.