Assessing the accuracy of simple field based root strength measurements

Effect of spatial variation of tree root characteristics on slope stability. A case study on Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and Arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) stands on the Loess Plateau, China

(2012) Jinnan Ji et al.   CATENA

An analytical fiber bundle model for pullout mechanics of root bundles

(2011) D. Cohen et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Linking carbon supply to root cell-wall chemistry and mechanics at high altitudes in Abies georgei

(2010) Marie Genet et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Quantifying lateral root reinforcement in steep slopes - from a bundle of roots to tree stands

(2010) M. Schwarz et al.   EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Root-soil mechanical interactions during pullout and failure of root bundles

(2010) M. Schwarz et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Planting density influence on fibrous root reinforcement of soils

(2009) K.W. Loades et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Hydrologic and hydraulic effects of riparian root networks on streambank stability: Is mechanical root-reinforcement the whole story?

(2009) Natasha Pollen-Bankhead et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Topographic and ecologic controls on root reinforcement

(2009) T. C. Hales et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Desirable plant root traits for protecting natural and engineered slopes against landslides

(2009) Alexia Stokes et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Root reinforcement in plantations of Cryptomeria japonica D. Don: effect of tree age and stand structure on slope stability

(2008) Marie Genet et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Root tensile strength and root distribution of typical Mediterranean plant species and their contribution to soil shear strength

(2008) S. De Baets et al.   PLANT AND SOIL