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Tag Archives: erosion control

Earthbag Retaining Walls for Pathways and Erosion Control

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 20, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Earthbags are most commonly used for houses, schools, greenhouses, survival shelters and water tanks. Another very practical use for earthbags is retaining walls. These can range from massive retaining walls along highways to small garden walls. This article is about … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged earthbag retaining walls, erosion control, foot paths, landscape walls, Landscaping, living walls, natural building, retaining walls, sustainable building, terracing walls | 4 Replies

Gravel Bag Berms and Check Dams

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 23, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

You can control storm water runoff with gravel bags to minimize sediment and other pollutants from entering the storm drain system. The idea is slow rain related run-off long enough that the sediments settle or dropout behind the bags. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Introduction, Landscaping | Tagged check dam, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, erosion, erosion control, gravel bag, runoff, sand bag, sediment control, storm runoff, water runoff | 3 Replies

Bags and Vetiver for Erosion Control

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 18, 2010 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

The photo and following text is from a vetiver website Patti Stouter found. Please send us links to any relevant articles you come across. There are situations where slopes are so steep, where rainfall is so intense, and where the … Continue reading →

Posted in Introduction, Landscaping | Tagged bags of vetiver, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, erosion control, sand bag, vetiver, vetiver bags | Leave a reply

Polypropylene Tubes for Pipeline Foundations and Beach Erosion Control

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 28, 2010 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

We continue to find amazing uses for polypropylene tubes and bags. In this case, PEMEX oil company in Mexico used large poly tubes (referred to as Geotextile Tubes or GT in the original article) at one of their oil facilities. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Design, Introduction, Landscaping, Structural aspects | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, erosion control, poly bags, poly tubes | 1 Reply

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