Coastal disaster prevention forest - Kaiganbo Sairin

...Coastal erosion control is carried out to prevent damage caused by this sand being blown inland. Construction of coastal disaster prevention forests is carried out in the following order: construction of artificial sand dunes, sand stabilization work, sand covering work, covering work, and planting work. First, construction of sand dunes is carried out by building a fence about 1m high with gaps using bamboo, bamboo boards, etc. along the coastline in a place that will not be eroded by waves. After the sand has accumulated, the next fence is built inland, and this process is repeated to artificially create a sand dune about 10m high. ...

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…この砂が内陸へ吹き送られ，発生する被害を防ぐために海岸砂防がおこなわれる。海岸防災林の工事は，人工砂丘の造成，静砂工，覆砂工，被覆工，植栽工の順序でおこなう。まず砂丘の造成は，波浪によって浸食を受けない場所で海岸線に沿って，そだ，竹，板などを使い，すき間のある高さ1m前後の垣を作り，砂がたまってから内陸側に次の垣を作り，これをくり返して人工的に高さ10mくらいの砂丘を作る。…

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