The effect of root architecture on the shearing resistance of root-permeated soils

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 813-826

  Fan, Chia Cheng ^a   Chen, Yu Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; In situ shear tests; Root architecture; Root permeated soils; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; CHINESE TALLOW TREE; HIBISCUS TILIACEUS; IN SITU SHEAR TESTS; IN-SITU SHEAR TEST; LATERAL ROOTS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SPECIES; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT STRENGTH; ROOT STRUCTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SHEAR FAILURE; SHEAR PLANE; SHEARING RESISTANCE; TENSILE TESTS;

ARCHITECTURE; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

BIOENGINEERING; DICOTYLEDON; IN SITU STRESS; IN SITU TEST; LEGUME; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL MECHANICS;

FORESTS; PLANTS; ROOTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL; TENSILE TESTS;

CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS TILIACEUS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MALLOTUS (PLANT); MALLOTUS JAPONICUS; SAPIUM; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 77953361278     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Abernethy B., and Rutherfurd I.D. The distribution and strength of riparian tree roots in relation to riverbank reinforcement. Hydrological Processes 15 (2001) 63-79
2. Cazzuffi D., and Crippa E. Contribution of vegetation to slope stability: an overview of experimental studies carried out on different types of plants. Geo-Frontiers Geotechnical Special Publication, No. 130-142 (2005) 1617-1628
3. Coppin N.J., and Richards I.G. Use of Vegetation in Civil Engineering (1990), Butterworths, London
4. Docker B.B., and Hubble T.C.T. Quantifying root-reinforcement of river bank soils by four Australian tree species. Geomorphology 100 (2008) 401-418
5. Docker B.B., and Hubble T.C.T. Modelling the distribution of enhanced soil shear strength beneath riparian trees of south-eastern Australia. Ecol. Eng. 35 (2009) 921-934
6. Drew M.C., Saker L.R., and Ashley T.W. Nutrient supply and the growth of the seminal root system in barley I: The effect of nitrate concentration on the growth of root axes and laterals. J. Exper. Bot. 24 (1973) 1189-1202
7. Fan C.C., and Su C.F. Role of roots in the shear strength of root-reinforced soils with high moisture content. Ecol. Eng. 33 (2008) 157-166
8. Gray D.H., and Leiser A.T. Biotechnical Slope Protection and Erosion Control (1982), Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York p. 267
9. Gray D.H., and Ohashi H. Mechanics of fiber reinforcement in sand. J. Geotech. Eng., ASCE 109 3 (1983) 335-353
10. Gray D.H., and Sotir R.B. Biotechnical and Soil Bioengineering Slope Stabilization (1996), John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 378
11. Greenway D.R. Vegetation and slope stability. In: Anderson M.G., and Richards K.S. (Eds). Slope Stability (1987), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
12. Hubble T.C.T., Docker B.B., and Rutherfurd I.D. The role of riparian trees in maintaining riverbank stability: a review of Australian experience and practice. Ecol. Eng. 36 (2010) 292-304
13. Jewell R.A., and Wroth C.P. Direct shear tests on reinforced sand. Geotechnique 37 1 (1987) 53-68
14. Norris J.E., Stokes A., Mickovski S.B., Cammeraat E., van Beek R., Nicoll B.C., and Achim A. Slope Stability and Erosion Control: Ecotechnological Solutions (2008), Springer
15. Operstein V., and Frydman S. The influence of vegetation on soil strength. Ground Improvement 4 (2000) 81-89
16. Reubens B., Poesen J., Danjon F., Geudens G., and Muys B. The role of fine and coarse roots in shallow slope stability and soil erosion control with a focus on root system architecture: a review. Trees 21 (2007) 385-402
17. Stokes A., Atger C., Bengough A.G., Fourcaud T., and Sidle R.C. Desirable plant root traits for protecting natural and engineered slopes against landslides. Plant Soil 324 (2009) 1-30
18. Tobias S. Shear strength of the soil root bond system. Vegetation and Slopes (1995), Thomas Telford, London pp. 280-286
19. Thomas R.E., and Pollen-Bankhead N. Modeling root-reinforcement with a fiber-bundle model and Monte Carlo simulation. Ecol. Eng. 36 (2010) 47-61
20. Waldron L.J. The shear resistance of root-permeated homogeneous and stratified soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 41 (1977) 843-849
21. Waldron L.J., and Dakessian S. Soil reinforcement by roots: calculation of increased soil shear strength from root properties. Soil Sci. 132 6 (1981) 427-435
22. Wu T.H., McKinell W.P., and Swanston D.N. Strength of tree roots and landslides on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Can. Geotech. J. 16 1 (1979) 19-33
23. Wu T.H., McOmber R.M., Erb R.T., and Beal B.E. Study of soil-root interaction. J. Geotech. Eng., ASCE 114 12 (1988) 1351-1375
24. Wu T.H., and Watson A. In situ shear tests of soil blocks with roots. Can. Geotech. J. 35 4 (1998) 579-590
25. Yen C.P. Tree root patterns and erosion control. In: Jantawat S. (Ed). Proceedings of the International Workshop on Soil Erosion and its Countermeasures. Soil and Water Conservation Society of Thailand, Bangkok (1987) 92-111