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Enjoyable read overall. Always fascinating to see the human ingenuity involved in problem solving. I might have missed it in the article, but how do the fascine

Enjoyable read overall. Always fascinating to see the human ingenuity involved in problem solving. I might have missed it in the article, but how do the fascine mattresses do the work of helping keep back the sea? By breaking up waves before they reach the shore?

pacaro 5y ago
The article is light on the actual function of the mattresses, but my reading is that they served to prevent erosion, and would prevent dykes and other structures from being undercut
WJW 5y ago
They keep the soil of the dike in place, which would erode away without the "mattress".