Soil reinforcement by roots: Calculation of increased soil shear resistance from root properties

Soil Science

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 1981, Pages 427-435

  Waldron, L J ^a   Dakessian, Suren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0019802328     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: 15389243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-198112000-00007     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Gray, Donald H. 1978. The role of woody vegetation in reinforcing soils and stabilizing slopes. Paper presented at a Symposium on Soil Reinforcing and Stabilizing Techniques in Engineering Practice, Sydney, Australia, 13-16 October 1978.
2. Stolzy, L. H., and K. P. Barley. 1968. Mechanical resistance encountered by roots entering compact soils. Soil Sci 105:297–301.
3. Waldron, L. J. 1977. The shear resistance of root-permeated homogeneous and stratified soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 41:843–849.