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Article: Effect of vetiver grass root on the shear strength of completely decomposed volcanic tuff and pull-out resistance of the root

TitleEffect of vetiver grass root on the shear strength of completely decomposed volcanic tuff and pull-out resistance of the root
Authors
KeywordsPull-Out Resistance
Roots Enforcement
Shear Strength
Vetiver Grass
Issue Date2011
PublisherHong Kong Institution of Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkie.org.hk/html/publications/transactions/index.asp
Citation
Transactions Hong Kong Institution Of Engineers, 2011, v. 18 n. 1, p. 36-40 How to Cite?
AbstractThe effects of vétiver grass roots on the strength of completely decomposed volcanic tuff and the pull-out resistance of the grass roots were studied.the investigation, vétiver grass was planted on a steep cut slope in the Kardoorie Research Institute - Shek Kong Centre and allowed to grow under 'natural' conditions for 18 months. Block samples, both rooted and un-rooted, were then retrieved and the shear strengths of the samples were determined so that comparison on the strengths can be made. The test results show that the friction angle and cohesion remain nearly unchanged. The pull-out resistance of the grass roots as determined by in-situ pull-out test vanes from 1 kN to 2.5 kN, depending on the root system and the failure pattern.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/150570
ISSN
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.167
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dc.contributor.authorXu, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorTham, LGen_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, PKKen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T06:05:46Z-
dc.date.available2012-06-26T06:05:46Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.citationTransactions Hong Kong Institution Of Engineers, 2011, v. 18 n. 1, p. 36-40en_US
dc.identifier.issn1023-697Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/150570-
dc.description.abstractThe effects of vétiver grass roots on the strength of completely decomposed volcanic tuff and the pull-out resistance of the grass roots were studied.the investigation, vétiver grass was planted on a steep cut slope in the Kardoorie Research Institute - Shek Kong Centre and allowed to grow under 'natural' conditions for 18 months. Block samples, both rooted and un-rooted, were then retrieved and the shear strengths of the samples were determined so that comparison on the strengths can be made. The test results show that the friction angle and cohesion remain nearly unchanged. The pull-out resistance of the grass roots as determined by in-situ pull-out test vanes from 1 kN to 2.5 kN, depending on the root system and the failure pattern.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Institution of Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkie.org.hk/html/publications/transactions/index.aspen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTransactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineersen_US
dc.subjectPull-Out Resistanceen_US
dc.subjectRoots Enforcementen_US
dc.subjectShear Strengthen_US
dc.subjectVetiver Grassen_US
dc.titleEffect of vetiver grass root on the shear strength of completely decomposed volcanic tuff and pull-out resistance of the rooten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailTham, LG:hrectlg@hkucc.hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1023697X.2011.10668222-
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