Eco- and Ground Bio-Engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability

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Eco- and Ground Bio-Engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability

Author: Stokes, A.; Spanos, I.; Norris, J.E.; Cammeraat, E. (Eds.) | Size: 10.67 MB | Format: PDF | Publisher: Springer | Year: 2007 | pages: 438 | ISBN: 978140205592-8

ABOUT THIS BOOK
In an era where climate change, natural catastrophes and land degradation are major issues, the conservation of soil and vegetation in mountainous or sloping regions has become an international priority. How to avoid substrate mass movement through landslides and erosion using sustainable and ecologically sound techniques is rapidly becoming a scientific domain where knowledge from many different fields is required. These proceedings bring together papers from geotechnical and civil engineers, biologists, ecologists and foresters, who discuss current problems in slope stability research, and how to address those problems using ground bio- and eco-engineering techniques.

Ground bioengineering methods integrate civil engineering techniques with natural materials to obtain fast, effective and economic methods of protecting, restoring and maintaining the environment whereas eco-engineering has been defined as a long-term ecological strategy to manage a site with regard to natural or man-made hazards. Studies on slope instability, erosion, soil hydrology, mountain ecology, land use and restoration and how to mitigate these problems using vegetation are presented by both scientists and practitioners. Papers encompass many aspects of this multidisciplinary subject, including the mechanisms and modelling of root reinforcement and the development of decision support systems, areas where significant advances have been made in recent years.

Content Level » Research

Related subjects » Earth Sciences & Geography - Ecology - Environmental Management - Forestry - Soil Science

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mechanisms and modelling of root reinforcement on slopes
The influence of cellulose content on tensile strength of tree roots; M. Genet, A. Stokes, F. Salin, S.B. Mickovski, T. Fourcaud, J-F. Dumail, L.P.H. van Beek
Novel biomechnical analysis of plant roots; O. Hamza, A.G. Bengough, M.F. Bransby, M.C.R. Davies, C. Halpin, .D. Hallett
Root reinforcement: Analysis and experiments; T.H. Wu
Root strength and root area of forest species in Lombardy (Northern Italy); G.B. Bischetti, E.A. Chiaradia, T. Simonato, B. Speziali, B. Vitali, P. Vullo, A. Zocco
Biotechnical characteristics of root systems of typical Mediterranean species; C. Mattia, G.B. Bischetti, F. Gentile
Uprooting of vetiver resistance of vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides); S.B. Mickovski, L.P.H van Beek, F. Salin
Root reinforcement by hawthorn and oak roots on a highway cut-slope in Southern England; J.E. Norris
Protection roles of forest and non-forest woody species on slopes in Iran; G.H. Bibalani, B. Majnonian, E. Adeli, H. Sanii
Reinforcement of tree roots in slope stability: a case study from the Ozawa slope in Iwate Prefecture, Japan; H. Nakamura, Q.M. Nghiem, N. Iwasa
Observation and simulation of root reinforcement on abandoned Mediterranean slopes; L.P.H. van Beek, J. Wint, L.H. Cammeraat, J.P. Edwards
Slope stabilisation by perennial "gramineae" in Southern Italy: plant growth and temporal performance; D. Cazzuffi, A. Corneo, E. Crippa
Root system morphology and anchorage
Root system asymmetry of Mediterranean pines; P. Ganatsas, I. Spanos
Root morphology, stem growth and field performance of seedlings of two Mediterranean evergreen oak species raised in different container types; M. Tsakaldimi, T. Zagas, T. Tsitsoni, P. Ganatsas
Stabilizing characteristics of New Zealand indigenous riparian colonising plants; M. Marden, D. Rowan, C. Phillips
Mechanical resistance of different tree species to rockfall in the French Alps; A. Stokes, F. Salin, A.D. Kokutse, S. Berthier, H. Jeannin, S. Mochan, L. Dorren, N. Kokutse, M. Abd.Ghani, T. Fourcaud
Root morphology and strain distribution during tree failure on mountain slopes; A. Stokes, M.Abd.Ghani, F. Salin, F. Dajon, H. Heannin, S. Berthier, A.D. Kokutse, H. Frochot
A numerical investigation into the influence of soil type and root architecture on tree anchorage; L. Dupuy, T. Fourcaud, A. Stokes
Methodology applied to eco- and ground bio-engineering
SLIP4EX – A program for routine slope stability analysis to include the effects of vegetation, reinforcement and hydrological changes; J.R. Greenwood
Site investigation for the effects of vegetation on ground stability; J.R. Greenwood, J.E. Norris, J. Wint
Mechanics of root-pullout from soil: a novel image and stress analysis procedure; O. Hamza, A.G. Bengough, M.F. Bransby, M.C.R. Davies, P.D. Hallett
Dendrogeomorphological observations in a landslide on Tymfristos mountain in Central Greece; A. M. Papadopoulos, A. Mertzanis, A. Pantera
Monitoring ground bio-engineering stabilization of land-slides in Lazio region (Italy); F. Preti, C. Milanese, F. Gubernale, S. De Bartoli, G. Falco
The use of geostatistical techniques applied to soil conservation of low density woodlands; T. Panagopoulos
A computer system using two membership functions and t-norms for the calculation of mountainous watersheds torrential risk: the case of lakes Trixonida and Lisimaxia; F. Maris, L. Iliadis
Comparison between two low cost photogrammetric systems: the analytical instrument Adam ASP2000 and the digital photogrammetric station DVP; V.C. Drosos
Applications at the slope level
Vegetative-based technologies for erosion control; R.P.C. Morgan
Vegetation succession and its consequences for slope stability in SE Spain; L.H. Cammeraat, L.P.H. van Beek
Hedge Brush Layers and Live Crib Walls – Stand Development and Benefits; R. Stangl
Vegetation dynamics on sediment deposits upstream of bioengineering works in mountainous marly gullies in a Mediterranean climate (Southern Alps, France); F. Rey, F. Isselin-Nondedeu, A. Bédécarrats
Implementation and monitoring of soil bioengineering measures at a landslide in the Middle Mountains of Nepal; W. Lammeranner, H.P. Rauch, S. Wibmer, S. Belihart
Beech coppice short-term hydrological balance for simulated rainfall; P. Trucchi, M.C. Andrenelli
Beech coppice leaf cover and gross-rainfall quali-quantitative transformation in simulated rainfall events of high intensity; P. Trucchi, M.C. Andrenelli
Effect of repeated fire on plant community recovery in Penteli, central Greece; G. Goudelis, P.P. Ganatsas, I. Spanos, A. Karpi
Effects of postfire logging on soil and vegetation recovery in a Pinus halepensis Mill. forest of Greece; I. Spanos, Y. Raftoyiannis, G. Goudelis, E. Xanthpoulou, T. Samara, A. Tsiontsis
The contribution of agrotechnical following a fire to the protection of forest soils and the regeneration of natural reforestation; M.A. Sapountsis, G.S. Efthimiou, P. Stefanidis
Decision support systems in Eco-engineering: The Case of the SDSS; S.B. Mickovski
A decision support system for the evaluation of eco-engineering strategies for slope protection; S. B. Mickovski, L.P.H. van Beek
Eco- and ground bio-engineering case studies by practitioners
Land restoration for the Olympic Games in Athens – Greece: Case study Lycabettus slopes (cycle road); J. Georgi
Herbaceous plant cover establishment on highway road sides; Z. Koukoura, A. Kyriazopoulos, I. Karmiris
Erosion control by application of hydroseeding methods along the Egnatia Motorway (Greece); M. Katritzidakis, A. Liapis, I. Stathakopoulos, E. Pipinis, G. Kekis, E. Ververidou, E. Sevastou
Restoration of slopes disturbed by a motorway company: Egnatia Odos, Greece; M. Katritzidakis, E. Pipinis, A. Liapis, I. Stathakopoulos, G. Kekis, E. Ververidou, E. Sevastou
Instability effects of the landforms, in artificially modulated banks along the road Thermopyles-Nafpaktos (Ftiotida-Greece); A. Mertzanis, A. Papadopoulos, A. Pantera
Evaluation of revegetation techniques on a mining spoil slopes; G. Brofas
Revegetation on steep slopes and in subalpine areas using biennial cover plants: A review of Huter’s technique; J. Heumader
Comparison of revegetation techniques on Alpine Slopes prone to avalanches and erosion; T. Schmid

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