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Characteristics of root pullout resistance of Caragana korshinskii Kom. in the loess area of northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

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Roots exert pullout resistance under pullout force, allowing plants to resist uprooting. However, the pullout resistance characteristics of taproot-type shrub species of different ages remain unclear. In this study, in order to improve our knowledge of pullout resistance characteristics of taproot systems of shrub species, we selected the shrub species Caragana korshinskii Kom. in different growth periods as the research plant and conducted in situ root pullout test. The relationships among the maximum pullout resistance, peak root displacement, shrub growth period, and aboveground growth indices (plant height and plant crown breadth) were analyzed, as well as the mechanical process of uprooting. Pullout resistance of 4–15 year-old C. korshinskii ranged from 2.49 (±0.25) to 14.71 (±4.96) kN, and the peak displacement ranged from 11.77 (±8.61) to 26.50 (±16.09) cm. The maximum pullout resistance and the peak displacement of roots increased as a power function (R2=0.9038) and a linear function (R2=0.8242) with increasing age, respectively. The maximum pullout resistance and the peak displacement increased with increasing plant height; however, this relationship was not significant. The maximum pullout resistance increased exponentially (R2=0.5522) as the crown breadth increased. There was no significant relationship between the peak displacement and crown breadth. The pullout resistance and displacement curve were divided into three stages: the initial nonlinear growth, linear growth, and nonlinear stages. Two modes of failure of a single root occurred when the roots were subjected to vertical loading forces: the synchronous breakage mode and the periderm preferential breakage mode. These findings provide a foundation for further investigation of the soil reinforcement and slope protection mechanisms of this shrub species in the loess area of northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China.

loess areaQinghai-Tibet Plateaupullout resistancegrowth periodaboveground growth indicespullout testCaragana korshinskii

LIU Yabin、SHI Chuan、YU Dongmei、WANG Shu、PANG Jinghao、ZHU Haili、LI Guorong、HU Xiasong

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Department of Geological Engineering,Qinghai University,Xining 810016,China

Key Laboratory of Genozoic Resource&Environment in North Margin of the Tibetan Plateau,Xining 810016,China

Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources,Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Xining 810008,China

Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Geology and Environment of Salt Lakes,Xining 810008,China

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国家自然科学基金国家自然科学基金Science and Technology Plan Project of Qinghai Province,ChinaSecond Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)ProgramSecond Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)Program

42002283420620192022-ZJ-Y082019QZKK09052019QZKK0805

2022

干旱区科学
中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所,科学出版社

干旱区科学

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影响因子:1.743
ISSN:1674-6767
年,卷(期):2022.14(7)
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