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Atmosphere–vegetation–soil interactions in a climate change context; impact of changing conditions on engineered transport infrastructure slopes in Europe

Tang, A.M.; Hughes, P.N.; Dijkstra, T.A.; Askarinejad, A.; Brenčič, M.; Cui, Y.J.; Diez, J.J.; Firgi, T.; Gajewska, B.; Gentile, F.; Grossi, G.; Jommi, C.; Kehagia, F.; Koda, E.; ter Maat, H.W.; Lenart, S.; Lourenco, S.; Oliveira, M.; Osinski, P.; Springman, S.M.; Stirling, R.; Toll, D.G.; Van Beek, V.

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Authors

A.M. Tang

T.A. Dijkstra

A. Askarinejad

M. Brenčič

Y.J. Cui

J.J. Diez

T. Firgi

B. Gajewska

F. Gentile

G. Grossi

C. Jommi

F. Kehagia

E. Koda

H.W. ter Maat

S. Lenart

S. Lourenco

M. Oliveira

P. Osinski

S.M. Springman

R. Stirling

V. Van Beek



Abstract

In assessing the impact of climate change on infrastructure, it is essential to consider the interactions between the atmosphere, vegetation and the near-surface soil. This paper presents an overview of these processes, focusing on recent advances from the literature and those made by members of COST Action TU1202 – Impacts of climate change on engineered slopes for infrastructure. Climate- and vegetation-driven processes (suction generation, erosion, desiccation cracking, freeze–thaw effects) are expected to change in incidence and severity, which will affect the stability of new and existing infrastructure slopes. This paper identifies the climate- and vegetation-driven processes that are of greatest concern, the suite of known unknowns that require further research, and lists key aspect that should be considered for the design of engineered transport infrastructure slopes in the context of climate change.

Citation

Tang, A., Hughes, P., Dijkstra, T., Askarinejad, A., Brenčič, M., Cui, Y., …Van Beek, V. (2018). Atmosphere–vegetation–soil interactions in a climate change context; impact of changing conditions on engineered transport infrastructure slopes in Europe. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 51(2), 156-168. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2017-103

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 24, 2017
Online Publication Date Mar 23, 2018
Publication Date May 1, 2018
Deposit Date May 17, 2018
Publicly Available Date May 17, 2018
Journal Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
Print ISSN 1470-9236
Electronic ISSN 2041-4803
Publisher The Geological Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 51
Issue 2
Pages 156-168
DOI https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2017-103
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1326052

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© 2018 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)






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