Temporal and spatial variability in the root-reinforcement of streambanks: Incorporating variations in soil shear strength and soil moisture into the RipRoot model

Examining the Confluence of Environmental and Water Concerns - Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Pollen, N ^a   Simon, A ^a  

^a USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sediment; Shear strength; Soil water; Stream improvement; Streams

Indexed keywords

BANK STABILITY; BREAKING FORCE; DRY SOIL; FACTOR OF SAFETY; FIELD DATA; FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; GRASS ROOTS; MASS FAILURES; MODEL RESULTS; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; PULL OUT; PULL-OUT FORCE; ROOT BREAKING; ROOT DIAMETERS; ROOT REINFORCEMENT; ROOT STRENGTH; ROOT TENSILE STRENGTH; ROOTING DENSITY; SOIL SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL STRENGTH; SOIL WATER; SPACE AND TIME; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; STREAM BANKS; STREAM IMPROVEMENT; STREAMS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); FRICTION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; REINFORCEMENT; RIVERS; SAFETY FACTOR; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER RESOURCES;

SOIL SURVEYS;

EID: 84855180363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40856(200)361     Document Type: Conference Paper

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