About the research

The following document is the final report for ALDOT Project 930‐655 which summarizes the design and construction of the Auburn University – Erosion and Sediment Control Testing Facility (AU‐ESCTF) along with several intermediate‐scale, full‐scale, and field‐scale research efforts performed during the project period. This report contains separate design briefs and research briefs providing an overall summary of the individual efforts conducted under this research project. Each brief is intended to be read as a separate document, and this final report is the compilation of all design and research briefs developed as a result of this research effort. The complete details and results associated with each research element are fully documented in the master’s theses reference at the conclusion of this section. The report is divided into the following sections: Auburn University – Erosion and Sediment Control Testing Facility (AU‐ESCTF): Overview - Evaluation of the Water Introduction System - Evaluation of the Sediment Introduction System - Geotechnical Evaluation of the Earthen Section - Summary of Water Profile Mapping Methods Design Brief: Silt Fence Tieback Design Tool for Highway Construction Installations Research Brief: Field Evaluation of Silt Fence Tieback Systems at a Highway Construction Site Research Brief: Use, Application, and Evaluation of Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Research Brief: Performance Evaluation of Polymer‐Enhanced Soft Armoring Research Brief: Evaluation of Hydromulches as an Erosion Control Measure