WHAT IS SOIL STABILISATION
Definition: Soil stabilisation the restoration of weak and disturbed soil. This process looks at strategies to enhance the soil’s nutrients, microbial activity and mechanical structure.
Workplace activities taking place within the natural environment will trigger the changes in substrate conditions by altering the physical and geotechnical properties of the soil. The extent of this issue depends on a host of variables that will require different levels of soil stabilisation.
When topsoils are lacking in primary nutrients, they are unable to bear the capability of vegetation growth, which will lead to erosive winds and rain moving soil particles off-site and into local communities and water systems. Enabling tactics such as amelioration and revegetation programs will prevent these high-risk contingencies from occurring.
Onsite soil testing will begin the first stage in understanding the modifications required to achieve this goal. An evaluation of the results will identify any imbalances found in the soil and show required additives to improve the soil’s compressibility, strength, permeability and durability.
Traditionally, revegetation is the primary solution for soil stabilisation and erosion control. However, when site restrictions or environmental issues limit this method, EcoArmour, an erosion control blanket, provides practical support to the substrate surface for up to 20 years.
