Sediment Barrier - Silt Fence

This IECA Design Standard is intended to guide designers on the purpose, design, material selection, installation, and maintenance of a silt fence when used as a temporary sediment control barrier for sheet flow applications to minimize sediment transport from a disturbed area susceptible to erosion.

Silt Fence Design Standard.pdf

Silt Fence Design Guide.pdf

Silt Fence Literature Review.pdf

Design Tool:  http://www.eng.auburn.edu/research/centers/auesctf/tools/siltspread.html

Webinar: https://ieca-standards.knowledgeowl.com/help/ieca-design-standards-sediment-barrier-silt-fence

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