Cliff stabilization is a
coastal management
Coastal management is defence against flooding and erosion, and techniques that stop erosion to claim lands. Protection against rising sea levels in the 21st century is crucial, as sea level rise accelerates due to climate change. Changes in s ...
erosion
Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, and then transports it to another location where it is deposited. Erosion is distin ...
control technique. This is most suitable for softer or less stable cliffs. Generally speaking, the cliffs are stabilised through
dewatering
Dewatering is the removal of water from a location. This may be done by wet classification, centrifugation, filtration, or similar solid-liquid separation processes, such as removal of residual liquid from a filter cake by a filter press as part ...
(drainage of excess rainwater to reduce water-logging) or
anchoring
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal , used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ''ancora'', which itself comes from the Greek ἄγ ...
(the use of terracing, planting, wiring or concrete supports to hold cliffs in place).
External links
Management of Coastal Erosion- Canterbury City Council
CAN - Rope access works - Protection from natural and industrial hazards
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