Engineering properties of leucaena leucocephala for prevention of slope failure

The potential of Leucaena leucocephala as an erosion control plant was investigated in terms of its capacity of root reinforcement, root profile and root shear strength. The species studied exhibited extensive, dense rooting and depth of penetration. These aspects, to some extent, could provide surf...

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Main Authors: Normaniza, O.A., Barakbah, S.S., Faisal, H.
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spelling my.um.eprints.62492013-07-02T01:31:15Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/6249/ Engineering properties of leucaena leucocephala for prevention of slope failure Normaniza, O.A. Barakbah, S.S. Faisal, H. QH301 Biology The potential of Leucaena leucocephala as an erosion control plant was investigated in terms of its capacity of root reinforcement, root profile and root shear strength. The species studied exhibited extensive, dense rooting and depth of penetration. These aspects, to some extent, could provide surficial as well as deep-seated erosion control. A high water absorption capacity would increase suction, thus potentially extracting water at the greater depth. The soil-root matrix significantly affects cohesion factor but not the angle of friction. The effect varies with increasing depth and age of plant depending on the root length density. After 6 months of growth, the cohesion factor had tremendously increased by two- to five-fold (0.1-0.5 m soil depth). This range almost reached the values of those in the 12-month treatment, indicating a high contribution of the root system to soil-root reinforcement. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 2008 Article PeerReviewed Normaniza, O.A. and Barakbah, S.S. and Faisal, H. (2008) Engineering properties of leucaena leucocephala for prevention of slope failure. Ecological Engineering, 32 (3). pp. 215-221. ISSN 0925-8574 http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0925857407002091/1-s2.0-S0925857407002091-main.pdf?_tid=dd315680-70cf-11e2-ba3f-00000aacb360&acdnat=1360205064_57e91ee8cc01f835451f1e9ad17fd97c 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.11.004
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Normaniza, O.A.
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Faisal, H.
Engineering properties of leucaena leucocephala for prevention of slope failure
description The potential of Leucaena leucocephala as an erosion control plant was investigated in terms of its capacity of root reinforcement, root profile and root shear strength. The species studied exhibited extensive, dense rooting and depth of penetration. These aspects, to some extent, could provide surficial as well as deep-seated erosion control. A high water absorption capacity would increase suction, thus potentially extracting water at the greater depth. The soil-root matrix significantly affects cohesion factor but not the angle of friction. The effect varies with increasing depth and age of plant depending on the root length density. After 6 months of growth, the cohesion factor had tremendously increased by two- to five-fold (0.1-0.5 m soil depth). This range almost reached the values of those in the 12-month treatment, indicating a high contribution of the root system to soil-root reinforcement. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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author Normaniza, O.A.
Barakbah, S.S.
Faisal, H.
author_facet Normaniza, O.A.
Barakbah, S.S.
Faisal, H.
author_sort Normaniza, O.A.
title Engineering properties of leucaena leucocephala for prevention of slope failure
title_short Engineering properties of leucaena leucocephala for prevention of slope failure
title_full Engineering properties of leucaena leucocephala for prevention of slope failure
title_fullStr Engineering properties of leucaena leucocephala for prevention of slope failure
title_full_unstemmed Engineering properties of leucaena leucocephala for prevention of slope failure
title_sort engineering properties of leucaena leucocephala for prevention of slope failure
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