Ali, Nazri and Rees, S. W. (2008) The influence of tree-induced suctions on slope stability. In: The International Conference in Geotechnical and Highway Engineering, Geotropika 2008. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. ISBN 978-983-42613-4-4
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Abstract
The development and application of a numerical model of water uptake in the vicinity of established trees is presented. The model is then applied to predict water content (and therefore suction) changes within a typical soil slope. The research indicates that tree-induced suction variations can cause the factor of safety against failure to by as much as seven percent. The precise location of the tree in relation to the slope is also assessed in this work. These ‘hydraulic’ effects are independent to ‘mechanical’ effects that may arise from root reinforcement, windthrow, weight of vegetation etc. Therefore, further work is needed to consider the combined effects of vegetation
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | The International Conference in Geotechnical and Highway Engineering, GEOTROPIKA 2008 ; May 26-27 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Organised by Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Suction, Slope, Trees, Unsaturated, Simulation |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | Civil Engineering |
| ID Code: | 2266 |
| Deposited By: | Zainudin Hassan |
| Deposited On: | 06 Apr 2007 03:10 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2010 02:29 |
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