The effects of vegetation traits and their stability functions in bio-engineered slopes: A perspective review

S Bordoloi, CWW Ng - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Bio-engineered slopes use vegetation as “live” protection elements against the triggering
forces of landslides, erosions and debris flows. In this paper, the effects of basic plant traits …

Eco-geotechnics for human sustainability

CWW Ng, Q Zhang, C Zhou, JJ Ni - Science China Technological …, 2022 - Springer
As a result of climate change and increasing engineering activities, soil-related disasters
such as slope failures and sandstorms have become more frequent worldwide. These …

Effects of the roots of Cynodon dactylon and Schefflera heptaphylla on water infiltration rate and soil hydraulic conductivity

AK Leung, A Garg, JL Coo, CWW Ng… - Hydrological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Water infiltration rate and hydraulic conductivity in vegetated soil are two vital hydrological
parameters for agriculturists to determine availability of soil moisture for assessing crop …

Effects of plant roots on soil-water retention and induced suction in vegetated soil

AK Leung, A Garg, CWW Ng - Engineering Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Plant evapotranspiration (ET) is considered to be a hydrological effect that would induce soil
suction and hence influence the stability of geotechnical infrastructure. However, other …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling hydro-mechanical reinforcements of plants to slope stability

JJ Ni, AK Leung, CWW Ng, W Shao - Computers and Geotechnics, 2018 - Elsevier
The study investigates plant reinforcement to the stability of coarse-grained soil slopes,
exploring the relative contribution of mechanical root reinforcement and hydrological effects …

Effects of planting density on tree growth and induced soil suction

CWW Ng, JJ Ni, AK Leung, C Zhou, ZJ Wang - Géotechnique, 2016 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Plant evapotranspiration is recognised to affect soil suction of slopes and landfill covers.
Previous work has focused on evapotranspiration-induced suction by a single plant, with …

Hydro-mechanical effects of vegetation on slope stability: A review

T Lann, H Bao, H Lan, H Zheng, C Yan - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

A new and simple water retention model for root-permeated soils

CWW Ng, JJ Ni, AK Leung, ZJ Wang - Géotechnique Letters, 2016 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Vegetation can affect soil hydrology not only through evapotranspiration but also through
changes in soil water retention curve (SWRC). Models that are able to predict root-induced …

Investigation of plant growth and transpiration-induced matric suction under mixed grass–tree conditions

JJ Ni, AK Leung, CWW Ng… - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
Although evapotranspiration-induced matric suction for single species has been widely
studied, little is known about how mixed-species planting would affect plant growth and …

Erodibility assessment of compacted biochar amended soil for geo-environmental applications

H Kumar, SP Ganesan, S Bordoloi, S Sreedeep… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar amended soil (BAS) has been explored as a cover material for geo-environmental
applications such as landfill cover due to its vegetation potential. Soil erosion in these …