Effects of root tensile force and diameter distribution variability on root reinforcement in the Swiss and Italian Alps

A little cohesion goes a long way: Estimating appropriate values of additional root cohesion for evaluating slope stability in the Eastern Australian highlands

(2013) T.C.T. Hubble et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Assessing the accuracy of simple field based root strength measurements

(2013) T. C. Hales et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

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

Variability in the tensile resistance of roots in Alpine forest tree species

(2012) C. Vergani et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Spatial characterization of root reinforcement at stand scale: Theory and case study

(2012) M. Schwarz et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Engineering ecological protection against landslides in diverse mountain forests: Choosing cohesion models

(2011) Zhun Mao et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

An analytical fiber bundle model for pullout mechanics of root bundles

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

Pullout tests of root analogs and natural root bundles in soil: Experiments and modeling

(2011) M. Schwarz et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Soil reinforcement by the roots of six dominant species on eroded mountainous marly slopes (Southern Alps, France)

(2010) M. Burylo et al.   CATENA

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

The influence of plant diversity on slope stability in a moist evergreen deciduous forest

(2009) Marie Genet et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Topographic and ecologic controls on root reinforcement

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

Root cohesion of forest species in the Italian Alps

(2009) Gian Battista Bischetti et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Root morphology and effects on soil reinforcement and slope stability of young vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) plants grown in semi-arid climate

(2009) S. B. Mickovski et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

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

(2009) Alexia Stokes et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Role of roots in the shear strength of root-reinforced soils with high moisture content

(2008) Chia-Cheng Fan et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

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

Influence of slope on root system anchorage of Pinus yunnanensis

(2007) Hai-Long Sun et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING