Sains
Malaysiana 40(10)(2011): 1065–1073
Soil-root Shear Strength Properties of Some Slope
Plants
(Sifat Kekuatan Ricih
Tanah-Berakar Beberapa Tumbuhan Cerun)
Normaniza Osman* & Mohamad
Nordin Abdullah
Institute of Biological Sciences,
Faculty of Science, University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Faisal Haji Ali
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty
of Engineering, University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 21 Mei 2010 / Diterima:
10 Februari 2011
ABSTRACT
Rapid development in hilly
areas in Malaysia has become a trend that put a stress to the sloping area. It
reduces the factor of safety by reducing the resistant force and therefore
leads to slope failure. Vegetation plays a big role in reinforcement functions via anchoring
the soils and forms a binding network within the soil layer that tied the soil
masses together. In this research, three
plant species namely Acacia mangium, Dillenia suffruticosa and Leucaena
leucocephala were assessed in term of their soil-root shear strength
properties. Our results showed that Acacia mangium had the highest shear
strength values, 30.4 kPa and 50.2 kPa at loads 13.3 kPa and 24.3 kPa,
respectively. Leucaena leucocephala showed the highest in cohesion
factor, which was almost double the value in those of Dillenia suffruticosa and Acacia mangium. The root profile analysis indicated Dillenia
suffruticosa exhibited the highest values in both root length density and
root volume, whilst Leucaena leucocephala had the highest average of
root diameter.
Keywords: Angle of friction;
cohesion factor; factor of safety; root length; shear strength
ABSTRAK
Pembangunan pesat di kawasan
berbukit di Malaysia menjadi satu trend dan ini memberi tekanan kepada kawasan
cerun. Ianya mengurangkan faktor keselamatan dengan pengurangan daya tahan yang
boleh menyebabkan ketidakstabilan cerun. Vegetasi memainkan peranan penting
dalam fungsi penguatan dengan membentuk rangkaian ikatan pada lapisan tanah.
Berlandaskan kepada kepentingan terhadap penguatan tanah-akar ini, kajian telah
dijalankan ke atas tiga spesies tumbuhan iaitu Acacia
mangium, Dillenia suffruticosa dan Leuceana leucocephala dan
pokok-pokok ini diuji daripada segi ciri-ciri kekuatan ricih tanah-akarnya.
Keputusan menunjukkan Acacia mangium mempunyai kekuatan ricih yang
tinggi iaitu 30.4 kPa dan 50.2 kPa pada beban 13.3 kPa dan 24.3 kPa, secara
berturutan. Leucaena leucocephala menunjukkan
nilai faktor kohesi yang paling tinggi iaitu hampir dua kali ganda berbanding Dillenia
suffruticosa dan Acacia mangium. Daripada segi analisis profil akar, Dillenia
suffruticosa menunjukkan nilai yang tinggi bagi kedua-dua ketumpatan akar
dan juga isipadu akar manakala Leucaena leucocephala mempunyai nilai
purata diameter akar yang paling tinggi.
Kata kunci: Faktor kohesi; faktor keselamatan; kekuatan ricih;
panjang akar; sudut geseran
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*Pengarang untuk surat-menyurat; email: normaniza@um.edu.my
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