Effects of vegetation on the angle of internal friction of a moraine

Forest Snow and Landscape Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-77

  Graf, Frank ^a   Frei, Martin ^b   Böll, Albert ^c  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b Forest Department Grisons   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Plants; Robust statistics; Slope stability; Triaxial compression tests

Indexed keywords

COHESION; COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DECIDUOUS TREE; MORAINE; ROOT SYSTEM; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL STRENGTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIAXIAL TEST; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ALNUS; ALNUS INCANA;

EID: 76549096842     PISSN: 14245108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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