Quantifying the effects of root reinforcement of Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica) on slope stability; a case study: Hillslope of Hyrcanian forests, northern Iran

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1409-1416

  Abdi, Ehsan ^a   Majnounian, Baris ^a   Genet, Maria ^b   Rahimi, Hassan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Persian Ironwood; Root area ratio; Root tensile strength; Shear strength; Soil reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE PROTECTION; SLOPE STABILITY; SOILS;

MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; PERSIANS; REINFORCING EFFECTS; ROOT AREA; ROOT TENSILE STRENGTH; SLOPE REINFORCEMENT; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; STABILITY OF SLOPES;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECIDUOUS TREE; HILLSLOPE; ROOT SYSTEM; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; SLOPE STABILIZATION; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TENSILE STRESS;

IRAN;

PARROTIA PERSICA;

EID: 77955558016     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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