Erosion Control Treatment Using Geocell and Wheat Straw for Slope Protection

Slope failure triggered by soil erosion under rainfall remains one of the most difficult problems in geotechnical engineering. Slope protection with planting vegetation can be used to reinforce the soil and stabilize the slope, but the early collapse of the planting soil before the complete growth o...

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Main Authors: Xiaoruan Song, Miansong Huang, Shiqin He, Gaofeng Song, Ruozhu Shen, Pengzhi Huang, Guanfang Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5553221
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author Xiaoruan Song
Miansong Huang
Shiqin He
Gaofeng Song
Ruozhu Shen
Pengzhi Huang
Guanfang Zhang
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Pengzhi Huang
Guanfang Zhang
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description Slope failure triggered by soil erosion under rainfall remains one of the most difficult problems in geotechnical engineering. Slope protection with planting vegetation can be used to reinforce the soil and stabilize the slope, but the early collapse of the planting soil before the complete growth of plants becomes a major issue for this method. This paper has proposed a composite soil treatment and slope protection method using the geocell structures and the wheat straw reinforcement. The geocell structures improve the stability of the planting soil and provide a stable and fixed environment for the vegetation, while the wheat straw reinforces the soil and also increases the fertility. The authors have performed a total of 9 experiments in this work that are classified into three groups, i.e., the unsupported slopes, the geocell reinforced, and the geocell and wheat straw composite reinforced with a consideration of three different rainfall intensities. The progressive slope failure development during the rainfall was assessed, as well as the soil erosion, the slope displacement, and the water content. The results show that the slope failure increases as the rainfall continues, and the soil degradation increases with the intensity of rainfall. The soil treatment using geocell improves the slope stability, but the geocell and wheat straw composite reinforcement has the best erosion control and slope protection.
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spelling doaj-art-d1e39d480d6a4e47bca856a3cda13b642025-08-20T03:24:02ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55532215553221Erosion Control Treatment Using Geocell and Wheat Straw for Slope ProtectionXiaoruan Song0Miansong Huang1Shiqin He2Gaofeng Song3Ruozhu Shen4Pengzhi Huang5Guanfang Zhang6School of Civil Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144, ChinaNingxia Capital Sponge City Construction & Development CO., Ltd., Guyuan 756000, Ningxia, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144, ChinaBeijing Capital Co. Ltd., Beijing 100044, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144, ChinaSlope failure triggered by soil erosion under rainfall remains one of the most difficult problems in geotechnical engineering. Slope protection with planting vegetation can be used to reinforce the soil and stabilize the slope, but the early collapse of the planting soil before the complete growth of plants becomes a major issue for this method. This paper has proposed a composite soil treatment and slope protection method using the geocell structures and the wheat straw reinforcement. The geocell structures improve the stability of the planting soil and provide a stable and fixed environment for the vegetation, while the wheat straw reinforces the soil and also increases the fertility. The authors have performed a total of 9 experiments in this work that are classified into three groups, i.e., the unsupported slopes, the geocell reinforced, and the geocell and wheat straw composite reinforced with a consideration of three different rainfall intensities. The progressive slope failure development during the rainfall was assessed, as well as the soil erosion, the slope displacement, and the water content. The results show that the slope failure increases as the rainfall continues, and the soil degradation increases with the intensity of rainfall. The soil treatment using geocell improves the slope stability, but the geocell and wheat straw composite reinforcement has the best erosion control and slope protection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5553221
spellingShingle Xiaoruan Song
Miansong Huang
Shiqin He
Gaofeng Song
Ruozhu Shen
Pengzhi Huang
Guanfang Zhang
Erosion Control Treatment Using Geocell and Wheat Straw for Slope Protection
Advances in Civil Engineering
title Erosion Control Treatment Using Geocell and Wheat Straw for Slope Protection
title_full Erosion Control Treatment Using Geocell and Wheat Straw for Slope Protection
title_fullStr Erosion Control Treatment Using Geocell and Wheat Straw for Slope Protection
title_full_unstemmed Erosion Control Treatment Using Geocell and Wheat Straw for Slope Protection
title_short Erosion Control Treatment Using Geocell and Wheat Straw for Slope Protection
title_sort erosion control treatment using geocell and wheat straw for slope protection
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5553221
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