Author:
Wu Tien H.,McKinnell III William P.,Swanston Douglas N.
Abstract
The stability of slopes before and after removal of forest cover was investigated. Porewater pressures and shear strengths were measured and the soil properties were determined by laboratory and in situ tests. A model of the soil–root system was developed to evaluate the contribution of tree roots to shear strength. The computed safety factors are in general agreement with observed behaviors of the slopes. Decay of tree roots subsequent to logging was found to cause a reduction in the shear strength of the soil–root system.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Civil and Structural Engineering,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
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638 articles.
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