This volume brings together papers from geotechnical and civil engineers, biologists, ecologists and foresters. They discuss current problems in slope stability research and how to address them using ground bio- and eco-engineering techniques. Coverage presents studies by scientists and practitioners on slope instability, erosion, soil hydrology, mountain ecology, land use and restoration and how to mitigate these problems using vegetation.
Author(s): Alexia Stokes, Ioannis Spanos, Joanne E. Norris, Erik Cammeraat
Edition: 1
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 420
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 9
Mechanisms and modelling of root reinforcement on slopes......Page 10
The influence of cellulose content on tensile strength in tree roots......Page 11
Novel biomechanical analysis of plant roots......Page 20
Root reinforcement: analyses and experiments......Page 28
Root strength and root area ratio of forest species in Lombardy (Northern Italy)......Page 38
Biotechnical characteristics of root systems of typical Mediterranean species......Page 49
Uprooting of vetiver uprooting resistance of vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides)......Page 58
Root reinforcement by hawthorn and oak roots on a highway cut-slope in Southern England......Page 66
Protection roles of forest and non-forest woody species on slopes in Iran......Page 77
Reinforcement of tree roots in slope stability: A case study from the Ozawa slope in Iwate Prefecture, Japan......Page 84
Observation and simulation of root reinforcement on abandoned Mediterranean slopes......Page 94
Slope stabilisation by perennial ‘gramineae’ in Southern Italy: plant growth and temporal performance......Page 113
Root system morphology and anchorage......Page 127
Root system asymmetry of Mediterranean pines......Page 128
Root morphology, stem growth and field performance of seedlings of two Mediterranean evergreen oak species raised in different container types......Page 136
Stabilising characteristics of New Zealand indigenous riparian colonising plants......Page 144
Mechanical resistance of different tree species to rockfall in the French Alps......Page 155
Root morphology and strain distribution during tree failure on mountain slopes......Page 165
A numerical investigation into the influence of soil type and root architecture on tree anchorage......Page 174
Methodology applied to eco- and ground bio-engineering......Page 189
SLIP4EX—A program for routine slope stability analysis to include the effects of vegetation, reinforcement and hydrological changes......Page 190
Site investigation for the effects of vegetation on ground stability......Page 200
Mechanics of root-pullout from soil: A novel image and stress analysis procedure......Page 210
Dendrogeomorphological observations in a landslide on Tymfristos mountain in Central Greece......Page 219
Monitoring ground bio-engineering stabilization of landslides in Lazio Region, Italy......Page 227
The use of geostatistical techniques applied to soil conservation of low-density woodlands......Page 235
A computer system using two membership functions and T-Norms for the calculation of mountainous water-sheds torrential risk: The case of lakes Trixonida and Lisimaxia......Page 243
Comparison between two low cost photogrammetric systems: The analytical instrument Adam ASP2000 and the digital photogrammetric station DVP......Page 251
Applications at the slope level......Page 259
Vegetative-based technologies for erosion control......Page 260
Vegetation succession and its consequences for slope stability in SE Spain......Page 268
Hedge brush layers and live crib walls—stand development and benefits......Page 281
Vegetation dynamics on sediment deposits upstream of bioengineering works in mountainous marly gullies in a Mediterranean climate (Southern Alps, France)......Page 291
Implementation and monitoring of soil bioengineering measures at a landslide in the Middle Mountains of Nepal......Page 302
Beech coppice short-term hydrological balance for simulated rainfall......Page 313
Beech coppice leaf cover and gross rainfall quali–quantitative transformation in simulated rainfall events of high intensity......Page 320
Effect of repeated fire on plant community recovery in Penteli, central Greece......Page 328
Effects of postfire logging on soil and vegetation recovery in a Pinus halepensis Mill. forest of Greece......Page 335
The contribution of agrotechnical works following a fire to the protection of forest soils and the regeneration of natural forest......Page 343
Decision support systems in eco-engineering: the case of the SDSS......Page 350
A decision support system for the evaluation of eco-engineering strategies for slope protection......Page 357
Eco- and ground bio-engineering case studies by practitioners......Page 367
Land restoration for the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece: Case study Lycabettus slopes (cycle road)......Page 368
Herbaceous plant cover establishment on highway road sides......Page 374
Erosion control by application of hydroseeding methods along the Egnatia Motorway (Greece)......Page 379
Restoration of slopes disturbed by a motorway company: Egnatia Odos, Greece......Page 387
Instability effects of the landforms, in artificially modulated banks along the road Thermopylae–Nafpactos (Ftiotida, Greece)......Page 396
Evaluation of revegetation techniques on mining spoil slopes......Page 403
Revegetation on steep slopes and in subalpine areas using biennial cover plants: A review of huter’s technique......Page 410
Comparison of revegetation techniques on alpine slopes prone to avalanches and erosion......Page 415
