Numerical modelling of root-soil interaction and effect of change in stiffness on stress on root

• Main Author: Thong, Handy
• Other Authors: Harianto Rahardjo
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78199
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In 2016, Singapore as one of the greenest cities in the world experienced approximately 800 tree failures. Tree failures are often fatal enough to cause casualties to pedestrians and/or infrastructures. Therefore, it is important to study the factors that influence the tree failures i.e. modulus of...