Sains Malaysiana 40(6)(2011): 577–585
Pull-Out and Tensile Strength Properties
of Two Selected Tropical Trees
(Ciri-Ciri Tarikan-Keluar
dan Kekuatan Tegangan Dua Pokok Tropika Terpilih)
Normaniza
Osman* & Mohamad Nordin Abdullah
Institut Sains
Biologi, Fakulti Sains, Universiti Malaya
50603 Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Che Hassandi
Abdullah
Unit
Penyelidikan dan Perkembangan, Cawangan Kejuruteraan Cerun
Tingkat 12,
Blok F, Ibu Pejabat JKR, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin
50582 Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 21
Mei 2010 / Diterima: 3 November 2010
ABSTRACT
A bioengineering technique is gradually being used as an
alternative for slope stabilisation design. The effect of vegetation on soil
strength, particularly in terms of root reinforcement aspects has therefore
become a major interest. However, there is a lack of documentation on the root
mechanical properties available especially in Malaysia. In this study, both
pull-out and tensile strength of two tropical trees namely Leucaena leucocephala and Acacia
mangium were investigated on different stem sizes. L. leucocephala performs
the higher pullout strength than A. mangium. The results also show that
pullout resistance is much affected by the root than the shoot profiles. In
terms of tensile strength, the tensile strength decreases with increasing root
diameter, implying the finer root diameter contribute to the higher tensile
strength. In both parameters, L. leucocephala exhibits the highest
value. The study suggests that L. leucocephala has an added value as a
good potential slope plant for slope stabilization work as it exhibits
outstanding root mechanical properties. Interestingly, the results also showed
that the pullout force was much affected by the tensile strength. It can be
concluded that some root and shoot properties do have a great impact on root
mechanical properties such as tensile and pullout strengths.
Keywords: Lateral roots; pull-out; root morphologies; shoot
morphologies; tap roots
ABSTRAK
Penggunaan kaedah bio-kejuruteraan semakin mendapat tempat
sebagai alternatif dalam merekabentuk penstabilan cerun. Kesan vegetasi
terhadap kekuatan tanah, terutamanya dalam aspek pengukuhan akar telah menjadi
tumpuan utama. Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat kekurangan dalam mendokumentasikan
ciri-ciri mekanikal akar terutamanya di Malaysia. Di dalam kajian ini,
kedua-dua tarikan-keluar dan kekuatan tegangan bagi dua pokok tropika iaitu Leucaena leucocephala dan Acacia
mangium dikaji pada saiz batang yang berbeza. L. leucocephala menunjukkan
kekuatan tarikan-keluar yang lebih tinggi daripada A. mangium. Keputusan
juga menunjukkan bahawa rintangan tarikan-keluar lebih dipengaruhi profil akar
berbanding pucuk. Bagi kekuatan tegangan pula, kekuatan tegangan berkurang
dengan peningkatan diameter akar, mengandaikan yang diameter akar yang halus
menyumbang kepada kekuatan tegangan yang lebih. Bagi kedua-dua parameter, L.
leucocephala mempunyai nilai yang paling tinggi. Kajian ini mencadangkan L.
leucocephala mempunyai nilai tambah sebagai tumbuhan yang berpotensi untuk
menstabilkan cerun di mana ia menunjukkan ciri-ciri akar yang menakjubkan.
Menariknya, keputusan juga menunjukkan bahawa daya tarikan-keluar turut
dipengaruhi oleh kekuatan tegangan. Dapat disimpulkan bahawa beberapa ciri akar
dan pucuk mempunyai impak yang besar terhadap ciri mekanikal akar seperti
tegangan dan kekuatan tarikan-keluar.
Kata kunci: Akar-akar lateral; akar-akar tunjang; morfologi
akar; morfologi pucuk; tarikan-keluar
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*Pengarang untuk surat-menyurat; email:
normaniza@um.edu.my
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