FAQs

Geotextile is a permeable synthetic fabric which can offer reinforcement, protection and drainage to structures they are placed over. They are often used in coastal protection schemes. Geotextiles are typically placed on or near the shore to help stabilize the sand and prevent erosion. 

Vertical steel sheets driven into the ground, in place of, or as part of new defences.

In this scenario augmentation works refers to the additional structures at the far end of Chesil Cove where the sea wall was added to in 2011 as a result of emergency repairs. 

Sloping structures placed along the seaward side of the coastline to absorb wave energy and protect the shoreline from erosion. They are often made of rocks or concrete faced structures.