COCO-COIR GEO-TEXTILE

Applications
on
SOIL EROSION CONTROL

An ounce of prevention i
worth a pound of cure.
Benjamin Franklin

TYPES OF EROSION
Geologic Erosion or "natural" erosion, is the action of the
wind, water, and gravity in wearing away rock to form soil
and shape the ground surface. Except for some stream and
shore erosion, it is a relatively slow, continuous process that
often goes unnoticed.
Accelerated Erosion is the speeding up of erosion due to
human activity. Whenever we destroy the natural vegetation
or alter the contour of the ground without providing some sort
of surface protection, we greatly increase the rate of erosion.
Farming, construction, logging, and mining are the principle
causes of accelerated erosion. These activities radically upset
the delicate balance that nature has developed between
rainfall and runoff.

ROSION in MINDANO RIVER

River Erosion
1. Hydraulic
2. Action
Attrition
3. Abrasion
4. Solution

Soil Erosion
1. Water
Induced
a) Sheet
b) Erosion
Rill
c) Erosion
Gully
Erosion
2. Wind
Induced
3. Gravity
Induced
a) Landsli
de

Soil
Soil
Soil

RIVER EROSION

Stream Channel
Erosion

Hydraulic action - the force of the water wears away the river bank
from underneath.
Attrition - rocks being carried by the river smash together and
break into smaller particles.
Over time, they become smaller and eventually reduced
to
fine particles
called
silt. river is carrying bump into the banks and
Abrasion
- stones
that the
wear them away.
Solution - acids in the water slowly dissolve the river banks and the
stones that the river is
carrying (especially limestone) .

mpact of a Raindrop on Soil

Raindrops typically fall with a velocity of 20-30 feet per

second. The energy of these impacts are sufficient to displace
soil particles as high as two feet vertically. In addition, the
impact of a rainfall on a bare soil can compact the upper layer
of soil, creating a hard crust that inhibits plant establishment.

TYPES OF WATER INDUCED SOIL EROSION

Sheet Erosion is when the water removes the top layer of the soil.
Rill Erosion is when the water makes channels up to 30 cm deep.
Gully erosion is when water makes a deep channel that washes away soil
when it rains. Each time it rains, the channels get deeper as more soil is
removed. The soil can wash away into creeks, streams , and rivers.

WATER INDUCED SOIL EROSION

WIND INDUSED SOIL EROSION

Wind erosion results in soil movement by

three processes:
Saltation - fine and medium sand-sized particles are lifted a short distance into
the air, dislodging more soil
as they fall back to the ground .
Suspension
of saltation

- very fine soil particles are lifted from the surface by the impact
and carried high into
the air, remaining suspended in air for long distances .
Surface Creep - the movement of large soil particles along the surface of the
soil after being loosened by the
impact of saltating particles.

WIND INDUCED SOIL EROSION

Strong winds, such as typhoons, can cause soil particles, to be

lifted and therefore moved to another region.

FFECT OF TYPHOON ON MT. PINATUBO AS

Baguio

Pacific
Ocean
South
China
Sea
Mindoro

GRAVITY INDUCED SOIL EROSION

Landsli
des

COMMON SOIL EROSION CONTROLS

Rock Rip-Rap

Precast Concrete Blocks

Gabion

Synthetic Fiber Mats

Advantages of Coco-coir Geo-textiles

1. Coir geo-textiles are 100% bio-degradable and environment
friendly. After serving its purpose, this low cost geo-textile
need not be painstakingly removed. It simply disintegrates
leaving only humus.
2. It enables vegetation to take root on the applied area thus
making the bonding of
the soil very strong.
3. Coir geo-textiles has very high tensile strength, water
absorption capabilities , and
ability to break up run off top soil.
4. Coir geo-textiles absorb solar radiation just as natural soil
unlike geo-synthetic
materials. They provide good soil support for up to 5 years,
enough time for
5. It
is easy
to install /to
maintain
/ patch-up, and it follows the
natural
vegetation
take over.
natural contour of
the soil surface. It can be easily customized to specific
requirements or technical
6. Itspecifications
is aesthetically
pleasingto
tothe
thetopographical
eye unlike conventional
according
conditions.soil
erosion control
materials.
7. It is naturally resistant to mold & rot, hence it needs no
chemical treatment.

Coco-coir geo-textiles can also be rolled to

make coir logs

mmonly Used Coir Geo-textiles

oco Logs Technical Specification

Applications of Coco Geo-Textiles to Prevent Soil Eros

A View of the Subic-Clark Road Slope Covered with Geo-Textiles

Applications of Coco Geo-Textiles to Prevent Soil Eros

San Roque Dam, Pangasinan

Before
After

Peace Village, Antipolo City

Before
After

Tagaytay Midlands Golf Course

Before
After

Applications of Coco Geo-Textiles to Prevent Soil Erosi

g Installation of Coco Coir Geo-Textiles in the boundary of Comp

nd Davao Oriental

MIRDC DEVELOPED COCO COIR

MACHINES

Manual Twining
& Looming are
subcontracted
to Households

COCONUT PLANTATION

Finished
Products
are
delivered

COMMUNITY
LEVEL

Husk are
Transported to
Central Plant

Coco fibers
are
transporte
d
to Central
Plant

SATELLITE PLANT
COMMUNITY LEVEL

CENTRAL PROCESSING PLANT

TYPICAL COCO
COIR
MANUFACTURIN
G MODEL

FINISHED PRODUCTS

CO-COIR PRODUCTION PROCESS

Coco Husks
Soaked in
Water

10 pc. of coco husks = 1 kg 0.75

of coir
kg of coir = 1 sq. m. of geo-text
20 kg. of coir = 1 m. of coco log

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COCO COIR
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IMPACT
PROJECT
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COIR
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