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The effects of vegetation on the stability of railway earthworks

Last updated on 02 September 2014 4:23

Vegetation is intuitively understood to have a generally positive effect on the stability of cuttings and embankments, yet a wide appreciation of its role in the stability of railway earthworks has been slow to develop. A summary of the differing effects of vegetation is presented, and some current analytical methods...

Author(s): Goodwin A K;Ramsbottom C M J;Laycock E A

Organisation(s): Sheffield Hallam University ;

2001

United Kingdom

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