Articles | Volume 5, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-451-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-451-2017
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17 Aug 2017
Research article |  | 17 Aug 2017

Tree-root control of shallow landslides

Denis Cohen and Massimiliano Schwarz

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Tree roots reinforce soils on slopes. A new slope stability model is presented that computes root reinforcement including the effects of root heterogeneities and dependence of root strength on tensile and compressive strain. Our results show that roots stabilize slopes that would otherwise fail under a rainfall event. Tension in roots is more effective than compression. Redistribution of forces in roots across the hillslope plays a key role in the stability of the slope during rainfall events.