Eco- and Ground Bio-Engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability : Proceedings of the First International Conference on Eco-Engineering 13-17 September 2004 /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2007. |
| Colección: | Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ;
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- Mechanisms and modelling of root reinforcement on slopes
- The influence of cellulose content on tensile strength in tree roots
- Novel biomechanical analysis of plant roots
- Root reinforcement: analyses and experiments
- Root strength and root area ratio of forest species in Lombardy (Northern Italy)
- Biotechnical characteristics of root systems of typical Mediterranean species
- Uprooting resistance of vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides)
- Root reinforcement by hawthorn and oak roots on a highway cut-slope in Southern England
- Protection roles of forest and non-forest woody species on slopes in Iran
- Reinforcement of tree roots in slope stability: A case study from the Ozawa slope in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- Observation and simulation of root reinforcement on abandoned Mediterranean slopes
- Slope stabilisation by perennial ‘gramineae’ in Southern Italy: plant growth and temporal performance
- Root system morphology and anchorage
- Root system asymmetry of Mediterranean pines
- Root morphology, stem growth and field performance of seedlings of two Mediterranean evergreen oak species raised in different container types
- Stabilising characteristics of New Zealand indigenousriparian colonising plants
- Mechanical resistance of different tree species to rockfall in the French Alps
- Root morphology and strain distribution during tree failure on mountain slopes
- A numerical investigation into the influence of soil type and root architecture on tree anchorage
- 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
- Site investigation for the effects of vegetation on ground stability
- Mechanics of root-pullout from soil: A novel image and stress analysis procedure
- Dendrogeomorphological observations in a landslide on Tymfristos mountain in Central Greece
- Monitoring ground bio-engineering stabilization of landslides in Lazio Region, Italy
- The use of geostatistical techniques applied to soil conservation of low-density woodlands
- 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
- Comparison between two low cost photogrammetric systems: The analytical instrument Adam ASP2000 and the digital photogrammetric station DVP
- Applications at the slope level
- Vegetative-based technologies for erosion control
- Vegetation succession and its consequences for slope stability in SE Spain
- Hedge brush layers and live crib walls—stand development and benefits
- Vegetation dynamics on sediment deposits upstream of bioengineering works in mountainous marly gullies in a Mediterranean climate (Southern Alps, France)
- Implementation and monitoring of soil bioengineering measures at a landslide in the Middle Mountains of Nepal
- Beech coppice short-term hydrological balance for simulated rainfall
- Beech coppice leaf cover and gross rainfall quali–quantitative transformation in simulated rainfall events of high intensity
- Effect of repeated fire on plant community recovery in Penteli, central Greece
- Effects of postfire logging on soil and vegetation recovery in a Pinus halepensis Mill. forest of Greece
- The contribution of agrotechnical works following a fire to the protection of forest soils and the regeneration of natural forest
- Decision support systems in eco-engineering: the case of the SDSS
- A decision support system for the evaluation of eco-engineering strategies for slope protection
- Eco- and ground bio-engineering case studies by practitioners
- Land restoration for the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece: Case study Lycabettus slopes (cycle road)
- Herbaceous plant cover establishment on highway road sides
- Erosion control by application of hydroseeding methods along the Egnatia Motorway (Greece)
- Restoration of slopes disturbed by a motorway company: Egnatia Odos, Greece
- Instability effects of the landforms, in artificially modulated banks along the road Thermopylae–Nafpactos (Ftiotida, Greece)
- Evaluation of revegetation techniques on mining spoil slopes
- Revegetation on steep slopes and in subalpine areas using biennial cover plants: A review of Huter’s technique
- Comparison of revegetation techniques on alpine slopes prone to avalanches and erosion.