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Coastal and River design

	Coastal & river installation guidelines (15/03/07) Describes roll handling, method of laying & overlaps (both above & below low water), jointing, anchoring and equipment suppliers.
Downloadable File: Coastal & river installation guidelines (460kB pdf)

	Designing rock & rip-rap structures with geotextiles (24/10/05) A comprehensive document which explains the design philosophy for geotextile filters to be used beneath rock armour and rip-rap. It covers detailed design and specification for defence against coastal and river erosion.
Downloadable File: Designing rock & rip-rap structures with geotextiles (4MB pdf)

	Model performance specification for a geotextile filter/separator used beneath rock armour/rip-rap (20/05/09) This Word document can be edited to describe generically a geotextile to act as a filter/separator. It features all the essential clauses to ensure sound selection, installation and quality assurance backup.
Downloadable File: Coastal model specification (50kB pdf)

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