Flood embankment vegetation management trials

Project looking at the effects of vegetation management on the performance of flood embankments.

• From: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
• Published: 23 February 2021

• Category: Whole life asset management
• Topics: Asset maintenance, Channel management, Design and build, Health, safety and wellbeing
• Project status: Completed
• Project code: SC030228
• Date of completion: 1 September 2009

Documents

Flood embankment vegetation management trials - summary (47KB) PDF

Flood embankment vegetation management trials - technical report (7.9MB) PDF

Testing the erosion resistance of vegetated floodbanks - summary (204KB) PDF

Testing the erosion resistance of vegetated floodbanks - technical report (3.5MB) PDF

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Details

Technical report of project looking at the effects of vegetation management on the performance of flood embankments. Results will contribute to a framework to determine an optimum vegetation management regime for the maintenance of flood embankments.

Published 1 September 2009

Published 23 February 2021