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

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 The influence of cellulose content on tensile strength in tree roots
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   Chapter 2 Novel biomechanical analysis of plant roots
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   Chapter 3 Root reinforcement: analyses and experiments
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   Chapter 4 Root strength and root area ratio of forest species in Lombardy (Northern Italy)
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   Chapter 5 Biotechnical characteristics of root systems of typical Mediterranean species
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   Chapter 6 Uprooting resistance of vetiver grass ( Vetiveria zizanioides )
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   Chapter 7 Root reinforcement by hawthorn and oak roots on a highway cut-slope in Southern England
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   Chapter 8 Protection roles of forest and non-forest woody species on slopes in Iran
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    Chapter 9 Reinforcement of tree roots in slope stability: A case study from the Ozawa slope in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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    Chapter 10 Observation and simulation of root reinforcement on abandoned Mediterranean slopes
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    Chapter 11 Slope stabilisation by perennial ‘gramineae’ in Southern Italy: plant growth and temporal performance
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    Chapter 12 Root system asymmetry of Mediterranean pines
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    Chapter 13 Root morphology, stem growth and field performance of seedlings of two Mediterranean evergreen oak species raised in different container types
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    Chapter 14 Stabilising characteristics of New Zealand indigenousriparian colonising plants
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    Chapter 15 Mechanical resistance of different tree species to rockfall in the French Alps
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    Chapter 16 Root morphology and strain distribution during tree failure on mountain slopes
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    Chapter 17 A numerical investigation into the influence of soil type and root architecture on tree anchorage
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    Chapter 18 SLIP4EX – A program for routine slope stability analysis to include the effects of vegetation, reinforcement and hydrological changes
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    Chapter 19 Site investigation for the effects of vegetation on ground stability
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    Chapter 20 Mechanics of root-pullout from soil: A novel image and stress analysis procedure
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    Chapter 21 Dendrogeomorphological observations in a landslide on Tymfristos mountain in Central Greece
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    Chapter 22 Monitoring ground bio-engineering stabilization of landslides in Lazio Region, Italy
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    Chapter 23 The use of geostatistical techniques applied to soil conservation of low-density woodlands
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    Chapter 24 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
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    Chapter 25 Comparison between two low cost photogrammetric systems: The analytical instrument Adam ASP2000 and the digital photogrammetric station DVP
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    Chapter 26 Vegetative-based technologies for erosion control
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    Chapter 27 Vegetation succession and its consequences for slope stability in SE Spain
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    Chapter 28 Hedge brush layers and live crib walls—stand development and benefits
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    Chapter 29 Vegetation dynamics on sediment deposits upstream of bioengineering works in mountainous marly gullies in a Mediterranean climate (Southern Alps, France)
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    Chapter 30 Implementation and monitoring of soil bioengineering measures at a landslide in the Middle Mountains of Nepal
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    Chapter 31 Beech coppice short-term hydrological balance for simulated rainfall
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    Chapter 32 Beech coppice leaf cover and gross rainfall quali–quantitative transformation in simulated rainfall events of high intensity
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    Chapter 33 Effect of repeated fire on plant community recovery in Penteli, central Greece
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    Chapter 34 Effects of postfire logging on soil and vegetation recovery in a Pinus halepensis Mill. forest of Greece
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    Chapter 35 The contribution of agrotechnical works following a fire to the protection of forest soils and the regeneration of natural forest
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    Chapter 36 Decision support systems in eco-engineering: the case of the SDSS
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    Chapter 37 A decision support system for the evaluation of eco-engineering strategies for slope protection
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    Chapter 38 Land restoration for the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece: Case study Lycabettus slopes (cycle road)
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    Chapter 39 Herbaceous plant cover establishment on highway road sides
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    Chapter 40 Erosion control by application of hydroseeding methods along the Egnatia Motorway (Greece)
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    Chapter 41 Restoration of slopes disturbed by a motorway company: Egnatia Odos, Greece
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    Chapter 42 Instability effects of the landforms, in artificially modulated banks along the road Thermopylae–Nafpactos (Ftiotida, Greece)
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    Chapter 43 Evaluation of revegetation techniques on mining spoil slopes
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    Chapter 44 Revegetation on steep slopes and in subalpine areas using biennial cover plants: A review of Huter’s technique
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    Chapter 45 Comparison of revegetation techniques on alpine slopes prone to avalanches and erosion