Erosion and Embankments

I found an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer today.  They are attributing the decay of retaining walls to erosion caused by stormwater.  That may be completely accurate, but some of the images remind me of design concepts we are learning in my seepage and embankment class.  It does bring up an interesting question of where erosion and bank/wall failure intersect.

The article is here.

Reading list for Water, Biology and Ecology

A nice list of science and policy books here.