[1]HUANG Xiao-le,XU Wen-nian,XIA Zhen-yao.Direct Shear Test of Root-Soil Composite System by Two Representative Herb Plants in Vegetation-Growing Concrete Base Material[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2010,17(04):158-161,165.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
17
Number of periods:
2010 04
Page number:
158-161,165
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Public date:
2010-08-20
- Title:
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Direct Shear Test of Root-Soil Composite System by Two Representative Herb Plants in Vegetation-Growing Concrete Base Material
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HUANG Xiao-le, XU Wen-nian, XIA Zhen-yao
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Key Laboratory of Geological Hazards on Three Gorges Reservoir Area of Ministry of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China
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- Keywords:
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root-soil composite system; anti-shearing strength; cohesion; internal friction angle
- CLC:
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X171.4;S157
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- Abstract:
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Two representative herb plants Bermuda grass and Medicago sati are planted in the vegetation-growing concrete base material in the testing areas,then direct shear tests on the unplanted soil and root-soil composite system are conducted.The distribution pattern of the anti-shearing strength of root-soil composite system with increasing depth in different soil layers is studied.By comparing the shear strength indexes of the soil without roots and two kinds of soils with roots,the mechanical effects of the root-soil composite system of two herb plants with six-month growth period can be verified and quantified.The results showed that the variation trend of the cohesion in different soil layers of the root-soil composite systems increased in 2-4cm soil layer and then it decreased,and there were no apparent changes in the internal friction angle with the depth increase of the soil.Compared with the cohesion of soil without roots,the maximum increasing amplitudes of the cohesion of Bermuda grass and Medicago sati were 129.4% and 77.0%,respectively.The anti-shearing strength of root-soil composite system of Bermuda grass was better than that of Medicago sati after six-months growth period.