This study explores the complex interplay between vegetation and soil stability on slopes to
enhance soil-bioengineering and slope stabilization techniques. We assess the multifaceted …

Seasonal, weather-driven pore pressure cycles alter and degrade the hydro-mechanical
engineering properties of earthworks as they age. The accumulating effects of deterioration …

To ensure that road and rail transport networks remain operational, both highway and
railway embankments require continual maintenance and renewal to mitigate against …

The deterioration of transport infrastructure earthworks is a global problem, with negative
impacts for infrastructure resilience, becoming of increasing significance as existing …

In assessing the impact of climate change on infrastructure, it is essential to consider the
interactions between the atmosphere, vegetation and the near-surface soil. This paper …

This inter-disciplinary book provides the latest advanced knowledge of plant effects on
vegetated soil properties such as water retention capability, water permeability function …

Observations show that many soils in linear geotechnical infrastructure including
embankments and cuttings undergo seasonal volume changes, and different studies confirm …

Abstract Loss Plateau of China is an area with long-term vegetation restoration while serious
mass movements. Local vegetation does act as sediment reducing role while quantification …

This work examines the hydrological behaviour of a silty volcanic layer exposed to the
atmosphere for 3 years under vegetated conditions. The layer was extensively monitored to …

In the field of rainfall-induced landslides on sloping covers, models for early warning
predictions require an adequate trade-off between two aspects: prediction accuracy and …