Effect of Wildfire on Soil-Water Characteristics of Natural Slope Containing Temperature Sensitive Silica-alumina Polymorph Minerals

• Main Authors: Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza, Anis Ayesha, Noraini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AENSI Publishing 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17303/1/fkasa-2016-yuhyi-Effect%20of%20Wildfire%20on%20Soil-Water.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17303/; http://www.ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas/2016/Special%20ICCEIB/157-163.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Wildfires increased hillslopes erosion and surface runoff. The effect increased by several magnitudes when subjected to high intensity of precipitation during prolonged rainy seasons. The changes in geotechnical properties of soils affected by wildfire may jeopardize the stability of the slopes. In...