Modelling root decomposition effects on root reinforcement and slope stability

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dc.contributor.authorPhan, Trung Nghia
dc.contributor.authorLeung, Anthony Kwan
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, Thanh Son
dc.contributor.authorKamchoom, Viroon
dc.contributor.authorLikitlersuang, Suched
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-06T10:50:41Z
dc.date.available2026-08-06T10:50:41Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-01
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the influences of root decomposition of two vetiver species on mechanical root shear reinforcement and vegetated slope stability. The transient variations of maximum root shear reinforcement (C<inf>r,max</inf>) of vetiver species was examined by combining the extended Root Bundle Model with the modified Wu's model. Existing laboratory data of the biomechanical properties (i.e., tensile strength, secant modulus) and morphological traits (i.e., diameter distribution, root length, orientation) of the decomposing roots following herbicide application were used as input parameters in the root reinforcement models to predict the root shear reinforcement. The predicted C<inf>r,max</inf> was then used in the slope stability analysis on the basis of Morgenstern-Price method to evaluate the temporal variation in the stability of vegetated slope with different slope angles and plant killing patterns. The combined model was capable of predicting the exponential reductions in C<inf>r,max</inf> following the transient declines in the root strength, secant modulus and diameter. The large variability in the tensile strength of decomposing roots could also be well captured through the use of Weibull survival function. The slope stability analysis highlighted that the vetiver roots contributed the most to the stability of slope when the slope angle was less than 45°. Additionally, it is recommended to refrain from killing the plants grown near the slope's toe, because this region is particularly susceptible to shallow slope failure.
dc.identifier.citationComputers and Geotechnics, 179, 2025
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.107024
dc.identifier.issn0266352X
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-85213259580
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.kmitl.ac.th/handle/123456789/16847
dc.sourceComputers and Geotechnics
dc.subjectRoot decomposition
dc.subjectRoot reinforcement model
dc.subjectShear strength
dc.subjectSlope stability
dc.subjectSoil bioengineering
dc.titleModelling root decomposition effects on root reinforcement and slope stability
dc.typeArticle

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