Pullout tests of root analogs and natural root bundles in soil: Experiments and modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Schwarz, M ^a,b   Cohen, D ^b   Or, D ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DEFORMATION; FRICTION; HILLSLOPE; PULLOUT TEST; ROOT; SILTY SOIL; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL TEST; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 79955547457     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JF001753     Document Type: Article

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