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SLOPE STABILIZATION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE - HIGHWAYS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES

Establishing Native Vegetation for Soil Stabilization in Semi-Arid Areas inSouth Africa, Ethiopia and Madagascar

Africa

Vetiver system for infrastructure stabilisation in africa

Africa

Application Of Vetiver Grass Technology In The Stabilisation Of Road Infrastructure In The Wet Tropical Region Of Australia (3/26/01)

Australia

Australia - Brisbane Schists stabilized with Vetiver Grass (34 kb 8/20.01)

Australia

Bridge Abutments stabilized with VS (4/30/07)

Australia

Shotcrete replaced by VS (4/30/07)

Australia

Embankment erosion control: towards cheap and simple practical solutions for Bangladesh Md. Nazrul Islam (CP3-1) (KB60)

Bangladesh

EROSION CONTROL AND SLOPE STABILIZATION OF EMBANKMENTS USING VETIVER SYSTEM

Bangladesh

LIST OF VETIVER RELATED ENGINEERING RESEARCH IN BANGLADESH

Bangladesh

Application of vetiver system for erosion control in brazil

Brazil

Application of vetiver system on land stabilization and environmental protection in brazil

Brazil

Garden retaining wall with the use of vetiver in environmental conservation area

Brazil

SLOPE STABILITY IMPROVEMENT WITH VETIVER SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY

Brazil

A Study on the Performance and Mechanism of Soil-reinforcement by Herb Root System

China

Abstracts collected from Chinese journals published since 2011 in relation to Vetiver

China

Application of the contour vetiver hedge technique to the protection of highway embankments in Jiangxi province in China. Hong Cheng, Ming Wan and Yaoshan Peng (CP7-3) (KB27)

China

APPLICATION OF THE VETIVER ECO-ENGINEERING FOR THE PREVENTION OF HIGHWAY SLIPPAGE IN SOUTH CHINA

China

Bio_Engineering in China - an Overview

China

Comprehensive evaluation of the influence of the environment on highway construction. Qisen Zhang and Sheng Zeng (CP7-5) (KB29)

China

Cut Slope Stabilization For Railroads(11/20/2000 KB 77)

China

Demonstrative study on the application of eco-technology to the treatment of mud-and- rock- caused broken structures in the high-altitude dry-hot valleys and the consequent production of biomass fuel

China

Eco-Engineering -- Application for the Vetiver Eco-Engineering for the Prevention of Hoghway Slippage in South China

China

Feedback From The Hongri Group -- China (11/13/02 - 76KB)

China

Highway Stabilization in China

China

Highway Stabilization near Fuzhou, Fujian, China(11/20/2000 KB 93)

China

Performance and Mechanism of Soil-reinforcement by Herb Root System (KB199 -10/26/03)

China

Recent Development of Vetiver Technology in China Through China Vetiver Network (CVN)

China

Revisit to five vetiver projects in Guangdong, China - Xia Hanping (1.3 MB 06/10/06)

China

Slope Rehabilitation with Vetiver and Native Plants in South China (KB144 -10/26/03)

China

South China -- Stabilization of Highway fill and cut slopes in Guangdong Province

China

STABILIZATION OF BUILDING SITE AT HUIZHOU UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH CHINA, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, USING VETIVER GRASSSTABILIZATION OF SPORTS STADIUM SITE USING VETIVER GRASS (73KB 10/7/01)

China

Stabilization of Railroad Embankment with Vetiver Grass in South China (55kb 8/21/01)

China

Technical Report on the International Workshop on Vetiver Bioengineering Technology for Erosion and Sediment Control and Civil Construction Stabilisation, 19 - 21 October, Nanchang, China. (12/14/99 -- 24kb)

China

Vetiver Conference held by Highway Bureau of Fujian Province, China (10KB 10/7/01)

China

Vetiver Eco-engineering Technique for Stabilization and Revegetation of Karst Stony Slopes (KB191-10/26/03)

China

Vetiver for railroad protection in China

China

Vetiver Grass for Highway Embankment Stabilization in Zhejiang Province of east China (9kb 02/06/01)

China

Vetiver in East China Highway Conference

China

Vetiver Investigation in Fujian Province, China

China

Vetiver Planting Techniques for Roadside Slope Protection - Jiangxi (China) Provincial Highway Society: (10/04/04 KB 26)

China

Visit by Dick Grimshaw to China - April 2001 - trip report with images (5/14/02 pdf MB 1.2)

China

Integration du systeme vetiver dans la lutte antierosive conventionnelle a brazzaville, republique du congo

Congo

Integration of the vetiver system within conventional erosion control technologies in brazzaville, republic of the congo kinshasa, democratic republic of the congo

Congo

Integration of the vetiver system within conventional erosion control technologies in brazzaville, republic of the congo kinshasa, democratic republic of the congo - presentation

Congo

Highway Stabilized Using Vetiver [3/8/08 200 KB]

Congo DR

SOME VETIVER PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED BY Eng. ALAIN NDONA

Congo DR

Desarrollo de redes y aplicaciones del sistema vetiver en costa rica

Costa Rica

Development of networks and uses of the vetiver system in costa rica

Costa Rica

Vetiver system in ecuador

Ecuador

Best Practices in Natural Resource Management - Multiple Uses of Vetiver Grass -- VIDEO

Ethiopia

Land Pays... (an example of best practices in Ethiopia) -- VIDEO

Ethiopia

Bio-Engineering (15 years) in the Wet Tropics

Global

Engineering Aspects of Vetiver

Global

Extreme Slope Stabilisation Using Vetiver System

Global

EXTREME SLOPE STABILISATION WITH VETIVER SYSTEM: PowerPoint by Paul Truong

Global

GEOTROPISM IN VETIVER. A photo essay of vetiver grass applied to various slope stabilization applications by Paul Truong

Global

Global Review on the Application of Vetiver System for
Infrastructure Protection

Global

Infrastructure Protection

Global

PROTECTION DES INFRASTRUCTURES par le VETIVER (371KB 08/06/06)

Global

RENFORCEMENT DE LA STABILITÉ DES PENTES ET PRÉVENTION DE L'ÉROSION PAR L'UTILISATION DU VÉTIVER DANS LES TRAVAUX D'INGÉNIERIE (161KB 08/06/06)

Global

Report on the Impact of Vetiver Grass Technology at the Ground and Water Bioengineering Conference, Manila, Philipinnes April 1999

Global

Soil Nailing: On fragile slopes protecting high cost structures and subject to slippage engineered soil nailing backed by VS has proven a successful combination as shown in this presentation by Paul Truong

Global

STEEP SLOPE STABILISATION AND REHABILITATION WITH
VETIVER SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY

Global

Strength Properties (An Assessment Of) Of Vetiver Grass Roots In Relation To Slope Stabilization

Global

VETIVER BIOENGINEERING COMPLEMENTARY TO SOIL NAILING

Global

Vetiver Grass Technology Infrastructure Protection Environmental Protection Paul Truong (12/24/2000)

Global

Vetiver System for Slope Stabilization (KB439 -10/26/03)

Global

Vetiver System Technology for Infrastructure Stabilization

Global

Bio-Engineering + Vetiver System (English) (Spanish)

Guatemala

Report on Bioengineering Workshop for Post-Hurricane Mitch Construction - Experiences with the Use of Vetiver for the Protection and Stabilization of Infrastructure (3/26/01)

Honduras

Indian Railways Bioengineering Tech Manual

India

Keioladeo National Park

India

Steep slope stabilisation in assam, northern india presentation

India

Steep slope stabilisation in assam, northern india

India

EAST BALI POVERTY PROJECT DYNAMIC UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2002 -- Torrential rain creates disasters and opportunities (8KB 2/18/02)

Indonesia

Indonesia Highway vetiver system trials - Bandung (06/20/2008 KB 739)

Indonesia

Overview on vetiver technology applications (case studies: west java, east java, east kalimantan and papua) in indonesia

Indonesia

Overview on vetiver technology applications (case studies: west java, east java, east kalimantan and papua) in indonesia - presentation

Indonesia

Sustainable Solutions -- The Story of the East Bali Poverty Project -- THE POWER OF VETIVER GRASS -- BY BALI BOHEME (20KB 2/18/02)

Indonesia

Vetiver System for Infrastructure Stabilization in Southern Italy. - Claudi Zarotti - photo gallery (01/07/05)

Italy

Vetiveria Zianaioides Plantation for Slope Stabilization in Kuwait: A Case Study

Kuwait

Best Practices Establishing a National Vetiver Diffusion Program: Example of Madagascar, A Country Eroding into the Sea (12/28/99 43kb)

Madagascar

VETIVER IN MADAGASCAR AND RAILROAD STABILATION: Plantation de vetiver sur FCE (kb6 4/29/00)

Madagascar

VETIVER IN MADAGASCAR AND RAILROAD STABILATION: Plantation de vetiver sur FCE (kb6 4/29/02)

Madagascar

Vetiver system for infrastructure stabilisation in africa with special references to road batter side slope protection & sand dune stabilisation in madagascar

Madagascar

Vetiver Victorious: The Systematic Use of Vetiver to Save Madagascar’s FCE Railway Power Point PresentationMB5.4 9/25/04)

Madagascar

Vetiver Victorious: The Systematic Use of Vetiver to Save Madagascar’s FCE Railway (KB 276 10/21/03)

Madagascar

Use of Vetiver Grass for Embankment Stabilization

Malaysia

Vetiver System for slope stabilization Biotechnology Environmental Solutions Soluciones ambientales en biotecnología

Panama

Philippines - DPWH Standard Specifications For Coconet Bio-Engineering Solutions, Item 518

Philippines

VETIVER GRASS APPLICATION WITH COCO-FIBER PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE

Philippines

DEMONSTRATION SITES – Tambakounda (11/13/02 - 88KB)

Senegal

Highway stabilization using Vetiver Systems (146KB 10/7/01)

Senegal

RAPPORT FINAL ORGANISATION DE LA JOURNEE DE REFLEXION SUR L’UTILISATION DU VETIVER COMME MOYEN DE PRESERVATION DES BASSINS DE RETENTION D’EAU ET DES AUTRES INFRASTRUCTURES DAKAR,MAISON DE LA CULTURE, LE 12 NOVEMBRE 2002 (1/19/03 - 393KB)

Senegal

MAGOEBASKLOOF - EROSION CONTROL REPORT (08/05/04 KB 244)

South Africa

Application of the Vetiver System in Erosion Control and Stabilization for Highways Construction and Maintenance in Thailand (KB456 -10/26/03)

Thailand

Cost-benefit analysis of vetiver system-based land rehabilitation measures: landslide damaged mountainous agricultural areas

Thailand

Cost-benefit analysis of vetiver system-based land rehabilitation measures: landslide damaged mountainous agricultural areas - Presentation

Thailand

Development of eco-guide post for traffic safety in rural areas by using hybrid vetiver-clay composites

Thailand

Infiltration and stability of soil slope with vetiver grass subjected to rainfall from numerical modeling

Thailand

Role of Vetiver Grass in Erosion Control and Slope Stabilization along the Highways of Thailand (3/26/01)

Thailand

Sistema vetiver sostenible para el control de erosion y estabilizacion de taludes en carreteras en tailandia.

Thailand

Sustainable vetiver system in erosion control and Stabilization for highways slope in thailand

Thailand

Vetiver System in Erosion Control and Stabilization for Highways Construction and Maintenance in Thailand (KB456 -10/26/03)

Thailand

Erosion Control and Plant Maintenance on Highway Slopes: Vetiver grass

Turkey

Vetiver Grass used to protect road culverts in Bandera County – Texas (01/07/05 KB 66)

USA

Bioingenieria vetiver

Venezuela

Bioingenieria vetiver algunas experiiencias en venezuela

Venezuela

EL USO DEL VETIVER EN EL SECTOR ELECTRICO (PROYECTO HIDROELÉCTRICO ESTI GUALACA CHIRIQUI). (01/07/05 KB 206)

Venezuela

Experiences in the stabilization of a large gully at springs area property from agua minalba venezuela.

Venezuela

Experiences in the stabilization of a large gully at springs area property from agua minalba venezuela. - presentation

Venezuela

"New method: Mountain roadsides in Đà Nẵng need protection from erosion and landslides. The city has developed a vetiver grass system to replace concrete walls used for this purpose.

Vietnam

Combining Soil Nail and Vetiver Grass in A Slope Protection Project In Vietnam

Vietnam

Highway Stabilization - Ho Chi Minh Highway - using Vetiver Grass (01/30/05)

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Highway Fourteen Years Later (2000 - 2014)

Vietnam

Report on the Viet Nam Visit (18 Jan – 6 Feb 2002) Dr. Paul Truong (500KB 3/21/02)

Vietnam

Slope Protection and Design Specifications - Vietnam

Vietnam

Vetiver System for Infrastructure Protection in Vietnam: Some Lessons Learned After a Decade of Application on the Ho Chi Minh Highway

Vietnam

VETIVER SYSTEM FOR SLOPE STABILIZATION IN VIETNAM

Vietnam

Vietnam, Jan 2005 field trip notes and photos by Paul Tuong (03/04/05 1.3MB)

Vietnam

Vetiver Grass throughout Zimbabwe. Highway applications

Zimbabwe