Abstract Slope Stability Models (SSMs) are valuable tools used as decision support in land
management to mitigate catastrophic effects caused by rainfall-induced shallow landslides …

Purpose To understand the mechanical role of plant roots in slope stabilization, a number of
root reinforcement (RR) models, which differ greatly in form, mechanism and prediction …

Plant roots can provide additional cohesion to enhance soil strength, effectively prevent soil
erosion, and improve slope stability. In this study, loess samples with herbaceous roots of …

Landslides are a major natural hazard, threatening communities and infrastructure
worldwide. The mitigation of these hazards relies on the understanding of their causes and …

Plant roots can protect soil against shallow landslides. The mechanics of rooted soil failure
under varying soil water content remain poorly understood. The aim of our study was to …

Plant root traits are diverse and variable, and the way in which they interact has
consequences for fundamental functions such as anchorage, or services such as soil …

Due to the need for engineering construction, a large number of man-made slopes are
formed, which easy to induce soil erosion and shallow landslide. The root mechanical …

Purpose The mechanical contribution of plant roots to the soil shear strength is commonly
modelled using fibre bundle models (FBM), accounting for sequential breakage of roots …

Vegetation slope protection has been widely utilized as an eco-friendly approach for slope
stability. Up to now, research on the slope protection effect of shrubs and herbaceous …

Aims The impact of plant age on morphological traits, peak pullout force of the root system,
tensile force, tensile strength, and elastic modulus of a single root was investigated with …