An innovative bio-engineering retaining structure for supporting unstable soil

The paper presents a new prefabricated bio-engineering structure for the support of unstable soil. This prefabricated structure is made of a steel frame which is completely filled with soil and a face made of tree trunks among which scions or autochthonous bushes are planted. Due to the difficulties...

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Main Authors: Gianluca Bella, Monica Barbero, Fabrizio Barpi, Mauro Borri-Brunetto, Daniele Peila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775516300403