Ridged Terraces – Functions, Construction and Use
Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management - Year 2008, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
Erosion is considered one of the basic processes, leading to soil degradation and contamination of surface water. Terracing is a technical soil conservation method, generally intended to control surface runoff and soil losses. Ridged terraces are mainly used to control soil erosion but they could also be used as a mean for harvesting of rain water. These terraces divide the slope into smaller hydrographic units, significantly reducing the rout of the runoff, thus affecting water circulation on the slope and in the entire basin. Water, retained by terraces, does not participate in the direct precipitation-runoff transformation process. As, a result, water resources in a given site are increased. In Poland there is no tradition and experience with the use of ridge terraces, especially as a measure for rain water collecting. This paper describes types of ridged terraces, their functions and typical cross-sections, as well as methods of calculation of ridged terraces spacing.
Authors and Affiliations
Anna Baryła, Edward Pierzgalski
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- EP ID EP84548
- DOI 10.3846/1648-6897.2008.16.104-10
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