Plant-Soil Slope Interaction

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-19755-8
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 596 g

This inter-disciplinary book provides the latest advanced knowledge of plant effects on vegetated soil properties such as water retention capability, water permeability function, shear strength, slope hydrology, movements and failure mechanisms, and applies this knowledge to the solution of slope stability problems. It is the first book to cover in detail not only the mechanical effects of root reinforcement but more importantly the hydrological effects of plant transpiration on soil suction, soil shear strength, and water permeability. The book also offers a fundamental understanding of soil-plant-water interaction.

Analytical equations are provided for predicting the combined hydrological and mechanical effects of plant roots on slope stability. A novel method is also given for simulating transpiration-induced suction in a geotechnical centrifuge. Application of this method to the study of the failure mechanisms of vegetated slopes reinforced by roots with different architectures is discussed.

This book is essential reading for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers in civil engineering, geo-environmental engineering, plant ecology, agricultural science, hydrology and water resources. It also provides advanced knowledge for civil engineers seeking "green" engineering solutions to combat the negative impact of climate change on the long-term engineering sustainability of infrastructure slopes. Professionals other than civil engineers, such as ecologists, agriculturists, botanists, environmentalists, and hydrologists, would also find the book relevant and useful.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ng, Charles

Ni, Junjun

Leung, Anthony

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Hydrological effects of plant on matric suction. Mechanical effects of plant root reinforcement. Field studies of plant transpiration effects on ground. Theoretical modelling of plant hydrological effects on matric suction and slope stability. Effects of plant on slope hydrology, stability and failure mechanisms: geotechnical centrifuge modelling. References.

Über Autor(innen)

Charles Wang Wai Ng is an Associate Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies and a Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences. He is a main author of Advanced Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Engineering, also published by Taylor and Francis.

Anthony Kwan Leung is a lecturer in civil engineering at the University of Dundee, UK, and is currently leading a major European Commission research project on "Bioengineered plant integrated cover for slopes".

Ankit Garg is an Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.