Model Test of the Reinforcement of Surface Soil by Plant Roots under the Influence of Precipitation
We present the results of the reinforcement of plant root systems in surface soil in a model test to simulate actual precipitation conditions. In the test, Eleusine indica was selected as herbage to reinforce the soil. Based on the various moisture contents of plant roots in a pull-out test, a fitti...
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| description | We present the results of the reinforcement of plant root systems in surface soil in a model test to simulate actual precipitation conditions. In the test, Eleusine indica was selected as herbage to reinforce the soil. Based on the various moisture contents of plant roots in a pull-out test, a fitting formula describing the interfacial friction strength between the roots and soil and soil moisture content was obtained to explain the amount of slippage of the side slope during the process of rainfall. The experimental results showed that the root systems of plants successfully reinforced soil and stabilized the water content in the surface soil of a slope and that the occurrence time of landslides was delayed significantly in the grass-planting slope model. After the simulated rainfall started, the reinforcement effect of the plant roots changed. As the rainfall increased, the interfacial friction between the roots and the soil exhibited a negative power function relationship with the water content. These conclusions can be used as a reference for the design of plant slope protection and reinforcement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e8becc08a79d4942990b0e2effbe93452025-08-20T03:21:09ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422018-01-01201810.1155/2018/36250533625053Model Test of the Reinforcement of Surface Soil by Plant Roots under the Influence of PrecipitationHengxing Wang0Yulong He1Zufeng Shang2Chunpeng Han3Yilu Wang4School of Civil Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, ChinaSchool of Transportation, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, ChinaUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, AustraliaSchool of Civil Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, ChinaWe present the results of the reinforcement of plant root systems in surface soil in a model test to simulate actual precipitation conditions. In the test, Eleusine indica was selected as herbage to reinforce the soil. Based on the various moisture contents of plant roots in a pull-out test, a fitting formula describing the interfacial friction strength between the roots and soil and soil moisture content was obtained to explain the amount of slippage of the side slope during the process of rainfall. The experimental results showed that the root systems of plants successfully reinforced soil and stabilized the water content in the surface soil of a slope and that the occurrence time of landslides was delayed significantly in the grass-planting slope model. After the simulated rainfall started, the reinforcement effect of the plant roots changed. As the rainfall increased, the interfacial friction between the roots and the soil exhibited a negative power function relationship with the water content. These conclusions can be used as a reference for the design of plant slope protection and reinforcement.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3625053 |
| spellingShingle | Hengxing Wang Yulong He Zufeng Shang Chunpeng Han Yilu Wang Model Test of the Reinforcement of Surface Soil by Plant Roots under the Influence of Precipitation Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| title | Model Test of the Reinforcement of Surface Soil by Plant Roots under the Influence of Precipitation |
| title_full | Model Test of the Reinforcement of Surface Soil by Plant Roots under the Influence of Precipitation |
| title_fullStr | Model Test of the Reinforcement of Surface Soil by Plant Roots under the Influence of Precipitation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Model Test of the Reinforcement of Surface Soil by Plant Roots under the Influence of Precipitation |
| title_short | Model Test of the Reinforcement of Surface Soil by Plant Roots under the Influence of Precipitation |
| title_sort | model test of the reinforcement of surface soil by plant roots under the influence of precipitation |
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