Constitutive model of single root system's resistance to tensile stress - taking Pinus tabulaeformis, Betula platyphylla, Quercus mongolica and Larix gmelinii as experimental objects.

A constitutive model for the stress-strain relationship of single forest root system was developed in order to provide theoretical foundations for the mechanisms of soil-reinforcement by root system and offer a reliable basis for the analysis of root tensile strength character. This study started a...

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Main Authors: Lihua Chen, Pinghua Wang, Yuanjun Yang, Jia He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3988037?pdf=render