Cliff stabilization
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Cliff stabilization is a coastal management
erosion
control technique. This is most suitable for softer or less stable cliffs. Generally speaking, the cliffs are stabilised through dewatering
(drainage of excess rainwater to reduce water-logging) or anchoring
(the use of terracing, planting, or wiring to hold cliffs in place).
Coastal management
In some jurisdictions the terms sea defense and coastal protection are used to mean, respectively, defense against flooding and erosion...
erosion
Erosion
Erosion is when materials are removed from the surface and changed into something else. It only works by hydraulic actions and transport of solids in the natural environment, and leads to the deposition of these materials elsewhere...
control technique. This is most suitable for softer or less stable cliffs. Generally speaking, the cliffs are stabilised through dewatering
Dewatering
Dewatering is the removal of water from solid material or soil by wet classification, centrifugation, filtration, or similar solid-liquid separation processes, such as removal of residual liquid from a filter cake by a filter press as part of various industrial processes.Construction dewatering,...
(drainage of excess rainwater to reduce water-logging) or anchoring
Anchoring
Anchoring or focalism is a cognitive bias that describes the common human tendency to rely too heavily, or "anchor," on one trait or piece of information when making decisions.-Background:...
(the use of terracing, planting, or wiring to hold cliffs in place).
External links
- Management of Coastal Erosion - Canterbury City Council
- CAN - Rope access works - Protection from natural and industrial hazards