Designing and building gabion check dams in Burkina Faso

Stefania Grimaldi; Paolo Vezza; Irene Angeluccetti; Velio Coviello; Alain Magloire Koussoube Ko

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-09054-2_107

Designing and building gabion check dams in Burkina Faso

Stefania Grimaldi, Paolo Vezza, Irene Angeluccetti, Velio Coviello, Alain Magloire Koussoube Ko

Civil Engineering

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Abstract

Gabion check dams (GCDs) are among the most diffused soil and water conservation practices in Burkina Faso, used to cope with soil loss and reservoir siltation. Specifically, CGDs are flexible, permeable structures built in gullies to create a sedimentation bench that decreases the average upstream slope. The consequent slowing-down of the flowing water limits flood-wave sediment transport capacity reducing soil loss upstream, reduces the amount of trapped
sediment in reservoirs and promotes water infiltration into the soil. The present work provides concise guidelines for the design and implementation of GCDs in Burkina Faso. This was achieved gathering the experience developed in the frame of several cooperation and development projects led by the Italian non-governmental organization. The theoretical elements and procedural steps to perform an appropriate design and implementation of GCDs are described and discussed, including hydrological and hydraulic methods to assess stream flow characteristics, spillway functioning, siltation rate, dimensions and stability of the
structure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 3: River Basins, Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resources
Editors	Giorgio Lollino, Massimo Arattano, Massimo Rinaldi, Orazio Giustolisi, Jean-Christophe Marechal, Gordon E Grant
Place of Publication	Cham Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	529 - 533
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9783319090535
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09054-2_107
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Gabion check dams
Soil and water conservation
Sub-Saharan Africa
Soil erosion
Desertification

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Grimaldi, S., Vezza, P., Angeluccetti, I., Coviello, V., & Ko, A. M. K. (2015). Designing and building gabion check dams in Burkina Faso. In G. Lollino, M. Arattano, M. Rinaldi, O. Giustolisi, J.-C. Marechal, & G. E. Grant (Eds.), Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 3: River Basins, Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resources (pp. 529 - 533). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09054-2_107

Grimaldi, Stefania ; Vezza, Paolo ; Angeluccetti, Irene et al. / Designing and building gabion check dams in Burkina Faso. Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 3: River Basins, Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resources. editor / Giorgio Lollino ; Massimo Arattano ; Massimo Rinaldi ; Orazio Giustolisi ; Jean-Christophe Marechal ; Gordon E Grant. Cham Switzerland : Springer, 2015. pp. 529 - 533

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Grimaldi S, Vezza P, Angeluccetti I, Coviello V, Ko AMK. Designing and building gabion check dams in Burkina Faso. In Lollino G, Arattano M, Rinaldi M, Giustolisi O, Marechal JC, Grant GE, editors, Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 3: River Basins, Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resources. Cham Switzerland: Springer. 2015. p. 529 - 533 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09054-2_107

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