Design factors of erosion control products and role of coir products in erosion control

After realizing the fact that sediment is the primary source of water pollution, erosion central has become an essential part of every construction project. Impressive progress on new products and design methods has been made in the erosion control industry. This trend is continuing with increased ecological awareness to restore our environment. With this rapid development, erosion control designers and end users are faced with a dilemma on how to select suitable products to control erosion in different erosion situations. The three main factors in an erosion control design; engineering, environmental suitability and economic feasibility (the 3 E's), are directly related to engineering, environmental suitability and economic feasibility factors of erosion control products. Every erosion control design has its own merits for the 3 E's. A successful erosion control design should consider the 3 E's. A very good balance of the 3 E's will identify the optimum erosion control design for each erosion situation. A full line of coconut fiber (coir) products are available for use in erosion control. Most of these products successfully comply with 3 E's. Designers and specifiers should educate themselves about various properties of erosion control products and their compliance to 3 E's. This will allow them to identify and understand how to use coir erosion control products in their designs to yield optimum erosion control designs.