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    waterfront cement bulkhead undercutting

    Is key word temporary or fix? Temporary mesures can be a mass of 12" to 24" rock on a fabric in front of wall, then fill any voids behind wall. This is not a fix or real soltion to problem. Fix would be to dewater and form sections that are degrated and pour concrete or demo wall and...
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    Gabion Slope Mattresses

    Stakes are utilized only for construction of mattress on slopes steeper than 2:1 and typically are placed 6' on centers. Stakes should not be relyed on for shear resistance to Hydrolic flows. This should be a function of the weight per square foot of Gabions installed. A #6 rebar 3-4' long and...
  3. ERWS

    retaining walls

    Your most economical wall at 6' would be a gravity syatem. It would have a 3 to 4' footprint and would cost far less than sheet pile or soil nailing. Look at Gabions or Modular Block MSE systems.
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    Storm Water

    I worked for Maccaferri,Inc. for 13 years and they have developed very simple software that most anyone can use. Go to Maccaferri-usa.com and request a free issue. This software allows the use most every type of protections including grass, rock, bio-engineering. Try it.
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    soil erosion control

    In arid regions it will be to hard to maintain grass cover, a hard armor would be best. Animals can not grase on slope steeper than 2:1, so rock,ACB Mats or Gabion Mattress would be your best erosions protection.

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