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Area of Science:

  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics

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  • Highway and railway slopes face static and dynamic loads from vehicles and trains, risking stability.
  • Ecological slope protection increasingly utilizes plants, whose roots improve soil shear strength.
  • Understanding root reinforcement effects on dynamic soil behavior is crucial for infrastructure safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how different root distribution patterns affect the dynamic characteristics of soil under cyclic loading.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of root reinforcement on soil liquefaction resistance.
  • To develop a new model for pore water pressure development in root-reinforced soil.

Main Methods:

  • Dynamic triaxial tests were performed on soil samples with varying root distribution patterns.
  • Cyclic loading was applied to simulate dynamic forces from traffic and trains.
  • A seed model was validated to support the development of a new pore water pressure model.

Main Results:

  • Root systems significantly improve soil liquefaction resistance under lower dynamic loads.
  • A cross root arrangement demonstrated superior reinforcement compared to a mixed arrangement.
  • The reinforcing effect diminished with larger stress amplitudes in the dynamic load.
  • A new pore water pressure development model was proposed based on experimental data.

Conclusions:

  • Root distribution patterns critically influence the dynamic response of reinforced soil.
  • Root reinforcement is most effective in mitigating liquefaction under specific dynamic load conditions.
  • The study provides a novel model and insights into the dynamic behavior of root-reinforced soil, aiding in slope stability assessments.