Tree induced soil suction and slope stability

Geomechanics and Geoengineering

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-113

  Rees, S W ^a   Ali, N ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

simulation; slope stability; soil; suction; trees; water uptake

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SUCTION; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 84862207710     PISSN: 17486025     EISSN: 17486033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17486025.2011.631039     Document Type: Article

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