IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v14y2022i14p8850-d866586.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Disintegration Resistance of Steep-Rocky-Slope Wall-Hanging Soil Based on High-Performance Ester Materials

Author

Listed:
  • Jin Liao

    (School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
    Guangdong Engineering Research Centre for Major Infrastructure Safety, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou 510275, China)

  • Zhen Liu

    (School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
    Guangdong Engineering Research Centre for Major Infrastructure Safety, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou 510275, China)

  • Cuiying Zhou

    (School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
    Guangdong Engineering Research Centre for Major Infrastructure Safety, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou 510275, China)

  • Qingxiu Zhang

    (School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
    Guangdong Engineering Research Centre for Major Infrastructure Safety, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou 510275, China)

Abstract

Ecological restoration is difficult on the steep rocky slopes (SRS) in rainy areas in South China that experience severe soil erosion. The disintegration resistance of steep-rocky-slope wall-hanging soil (SRSWS) is a crucial topic in the field of new ecological restoration. The formation of a transient saturated zone of wall-hanging soil (WS) under high-intensity rainfall can easily lead to soil disintegration. The subsequent rain erosion can cause the loss of growth substrate required for early plants, resulting in a poor greening effect or even landslides. Therefore, improving the disintegration resistance of WS and ensuring the stability of the early-plant-growth environment are at the core of SRS protection. In this paper, structural and static underwater disintegration tests of red soil modified by high-performance ester materials (HEMs) were carried out. According to the damage ratio of the soil structure and the disintegration rate and disintegration amount of red soil, the structural properties and disintegration resistance of improved red soil were quantitatively measured. The results show that absorbent HEMs generally increased the content of water-stable aggregates (WAs) in red soil. However, when the content was excessively large, it destroyed the WAs and accelerated the overall disintegration rate and amount. Based on the structure and disintegration resistance test of red soil, optimal pro-portions of adhesive HEMs of 10 g·m −3 and absorbent HEMs of 80 g·m −3 were obtained. The optimal proportions obtained from the above experiments showed good adaptability and an improvement effect on the structural properties and disintegration resistance of red soil. This solves the problem of the growth substrate required for early plant disintegration and loss in water. This paper provides a theoretical and experimental basis for the ecological restoration of SRSWS with disintegration resistance. It has guiding significance for the steady progress of greening construction on SRS sites.

Suggested Citation

  • Jin Liao & Zhen Liu & Cuiying Zhou & Qingxiu Zhang, 2022. "Disintegration Resistance of Steep-Rocky-Slope Wall-Hanging Soil Based on High-Performance Ester Materials," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-20, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:14:p:8850-:d:866586
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/14/8850/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/14/8850/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Hao Gou & Jin Liao & Fan Du & Changliang Tang & Yali Lin & Dingjuan Li & Yulei Zhang & Yangyang Ning & Zihui Ye & Zheyao Xu & Cuiying Zhou & Zhen Liu, 2022. "Soil Remediation of Subtropical Garden Grasses and Shrubs Using High-Performance Ester Materials," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-18, March.
    2. Zehui Wang & Ding Luo & Kangning Xiong & Xing Gu & Zhenzhen Zhu, 2022. "Studies on Hydrological Processes on Karst Slopes for Control of Soil and Water Loss," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-14, May.
    3. Xiao-chun Qin & An-chen Ni & Nan Zhang & Zheng-hao Chen, 2021. "Erosion Control and Growth Promotion of W-OH Material on Red Clay Highway Slopes: A Case Study in South China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-16, January.
    4. Aya A. Mostafa & Rehab M. Hafez & Ahmad K. Hegazy & Azza M. Abd-El Fattah & Nermen H. Mohamed & Yasser M. Mustafa & Adil A. Gobouri & Ehab Azab, 2021. "Variations of Structural and Functional Traits of Azolla pinnata R. Br. in Response to Crude Oil Pollution in Arid Regions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-16, February.
    5. Cuiying Zhou & Xingxing Ge & Wei Huang & Dexian Li & Zhen Liu, 2019. "Effects of Aqua-Dispersing Nano-Binder on Clay Conductivity at Different Temperatures," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(18), pages 1-13, September.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Haoqiang Lai & Jiaxin Du & Cuiying Zhou & Zhen Liu, 2022. "Experimental Study on Ecological Performance Improvement of Sprayed Planting Concrete Based on the Addition of Polymer Composite Material," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-20, September.
    2. Hao Gou & Jin Liao & Fan Du & Changliang Tang & Yali Lin & Dingjuan Li & Yulei Zhang & Yangyang Ning & Zihui Ye & Zheyao Xu & Cuiying Zhou & Zhen Liu, 2022. "Soil Remediation of Subtropical Garden Grasses and Shrubs Using High-Performance Ester Materials," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-18, March.
    3. Ahmad K. Hegazy & Zahra S. Hussein & Nermen H. Mohamed & Gehan Safwat & Mohamed A. El-Dessouky & Ilinca Imbrea & Florin Imbrea, 2023. "Assessment of Vinca rosea (Apocynaceae) Potentiality for Remediation of Crude Petroleum Oil Pollution of Soil," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-17, July.
    4. Zhen Liu & Hao Sun & Ke Lin & Cuiying Zhou & Wei Huang, 2021. "Occurrence Regularity of Silt–Clay Minerals in Wind Eroded Deserts of Northwest China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-21, March.
    5. Xue Chen & Guokun Chen & Junxin Feng & Jingjing Zhao & Yiwen Wang, 2023. "Slope Scaling Effect and Slope-Conversion-Atlas for Typical Water Erosion Regions in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-17, February.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:14:p:8850-:d:866586. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.