2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Mapping of hydraulic properties of slope based on vegetation information
| Project/Area Number |
19560498
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Geotechnical engineering
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| Research Institution | Chubu University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUGII Toshio Chubu University, 工学部, 教授 (90196709)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKESHITA Yuji 岡山大学, 大学院・環境学研究科, 教授 (90188178)
MINAMI Motoyasu 中部大学, 応用生物学部, 准教授 (90340207)
UENO Kaoru 中部大学, 応用生物学部, 講師 (30373070)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 土質力学 |
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| Research Abstract |
The authors built the infiltration map which expresses the infiltration characteristic from the relationship between vegetation, geology and topography information. As a result, it was able to evaluate quantitatively the hydraulic properties of soil which vegetation tends to grow. The comparison of vegetation distribution showed that the permeable range of the slope which a Japanese cypress inhabits was wider than a Japanese cedar. Moreover, "Water Retentivity Index" which expresses quantitatively the important water holding property of the infiltration environment of a forest was defined. Thereby, it became clear that it is possible to evaluate the soundness of a forest.
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