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Effect of spatial variation of tree root characteristics on slope stability. A case study on Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and Arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) stands on the Loess Plateau, China

Jinnan Ji, Nomessi Kokutse, Marie Genet, Thierry Fourcaud, Zhiqiang Zhang

CATENA · 2012 · 175 citations · 53 references

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The statistical theory of the strength of bundles of threads. I

Henry E. Daniels · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1945 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Probability Theory +7

Strength of tree roots and landslides on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

Tien H. Wu, William P. McKinnell, Douglas N. Swanston · Canadian Geotechnical Journal · 1979 · 912 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Soil Sciences +17

The Shear Resistance of Root‐Permeated Homogeneous and Stratified Soil

L. J. Waldron · Soil Science Society of America Journal · 1977 · 783 citations

Engineering, Agronomy, Soil Sciences +17

Desirable plant root traits for protecting natural and engineered slopes against landslides

Alexia Stokes, Claire Atger, A. Glyn Bengough et al. · Plant and Soil · 2009 · 737 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering +14

Estimating the mechanical effects of riparian vegetation on stream bank stability using a fiber bundle model

Natasha Pollen, Andrew Simon · Water Resources Research · 2005 · 682 citations · Full text

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering +16