Abstract
Several researches have shown that vegetation plays a key roll in preventing displacements of soil masses, particularly of surficial displacement of slopes. Thus, tree roots provide a reinforcement system that depends on its structure and distribution. This article presents a research applied to a natural slope in Reñaca-Chile, and the objective is to analyze the apparent cohesion developed as a result of roots existing in the slope. The analysis of the problem was conducted for two scenarios: static loading and a pseudostatic loading based on data collected after the 1985 Chile earthquake (Mw7.8). From this analysis, different factors of safety and seismically induced displacements have been estimated.
| Translated title of the contribution | Effect of aparent cohesion from tree roots on the stability of natural slopes of Reñaca dunes |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 16-31 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Revista de la Construccion |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Apr 2012 |