Monitoring soil slope of tropical residual soil by using tree water uptake method

From years to years, the construction of residential buildings at hill-site in Malaysia will lead to various fatalities event. Cutting down of trees can vanish the reinforcement provided by the root of tree to the soil by means of weakening the soil shear strength due to the increasing value of pore...

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Main Authors: Zaini, M.S.I., Mohd Fakhrurrazi, Ishak, Muhammad Farhan, Zolkepli
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Published: IOP Publishing 2020
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author Zaini, M.S.I.
Mohd Fakhrurrazi, Ishak
Muhammad Farhan, Zolkepli
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Mohd Fakhrurrazi, Ishak
Muhammad Farhan, Zolkepli
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description From years to years, the construction of residential buildings at hill-site in Malaysia will lead to various fatalities event. Cutting down of trees can vanish the reinforcement provided by the root of tree to the soil by means of weakening the soil shear strength due to the increasing value of pore water pressure and decreasing value of effective stress. Root of a tree plays an important part in preventing landslides event to occur either it is by modifying the soil moisture regime via evapotranspiration or providing root reinforcement within the soils. Water uptake by plant roots is fundamental in many applications agriculture. This study is conducted to explores the vegetation approach by using tropical mature tree and monitors the activeness of the root zone of a tree that lies at the top of the slope by which the data of the matric suction generated within this section of the slope is recorded by using Tensiometer and applied to the slope stability problem to increase the value of factor of safety (FOS). Based on the research conducted, it is proven that by using tree water uptake method can increase the FOS of the slope up to 57%. In retrospect, the method used in preventing the landslides event to occur at the slope is economical and eco-friendly which can be implemented globally as this is the most nature method to prevent landslide and required low cost compared to other methods.
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spelling ump-280912020-09-18T02:46:10Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28091/ Monitoring soil slope of tropical residual soil by using tree water uptake method Zaini, M.S.I. Mohd Fakhrurrazi, Ishak Muhammad Farhan, Zolkepli TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) From years to years, the construction of residential buildings at hill-site in Malaysia will lead to various fatalities event. Cutting down of trees can vanish the reinforcement provided by the root of tree to the soil by means of weakening the soil shear strength due to the increasing value of pore water pressure and decreasing value of effective stress. Root of a tree plays an important part in preventing landslides event to occur either it is by modifying the soil moisture regime via evapotranspiration or providing root reinforcement within the soils. Water uptake by plant roots is fundamental in many applications agriculture. This study is conducted to explores the vegetation approach by using tropical mature tree and monitors the activeness of the root zone of a tree that lies at the top of the slope by which the data of the matric suction generated within this section of the slope is recorded by using Tensiometer and applied to the slope stability problem to increase the value of factor of safety (FOS). Based on the research conducted, it is proven that by using tree water uptake method can increase the FOS of the slope up to 57%. In retrospect, the method used in preventing the landslides event to occur at the slope is economical and eco-friendly which can be implemented globally as this is the most nature method to prevent landslide and required low cost compared to other methods. IOP Publishing 2020-03 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28091/1/Monitoring%20soil%20slope%20of%20tropical%20residual%20soil%20by%20using%20tree.pdf Zaini, M.S.I. and Mohd Fakhrurrazi, Ishak and Muhammad Farhan, Zolkepli (2020) Monitoring soil slope of tropical residual soil by using tree water uptake method. In: Energy Security and Chemical Engineering Congress, ESChE 2019 , 19-22 November 2019 , Bukit Gambang Resort City, Kuantan, Pahang. pp. 1-11., 736 (7). ISSN 1757-899X (Published) https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/736/7/072018
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Zaini, M.S.I.
Mohd Fakhrurrazi, Ishak
Muhammad Farhan, Zolkepli
Monitoring soil slope of tropical residual soil by using tree water uptake method
title Monitoring soil slope of tropical residual soil by using tree water uptake method
title_full Monitoring soil slope of tropical residual soil by using tree water uptake method
title_fullStr Monitoring soil slope of tropical residual soil by using tree water uptake method
title_full_unstemmed Monitoring soil slope of tropical residual soil by using tree water uptake method
title_short Monitoring soil slope of tropical residual soil by using tree water uptake method
title_sort monitoring soil slope of tropical residual soil by using tree water uptake method
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28091/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28091/1/Monitoring%20soil%20slope%20of%20tropical%20residual%20soil%20by%20using%20tree.pdf