Shear Strength of Purple Topsoil Under Different Land Uses in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China
The shear strength of topsoil indicates the resistance of surface land to external erosive forces and represents a key variable for inferring the extent and rate of soil erosion. However, the influence of land use on topsoil shear strength is poorly understood. This study aims to examine topsoil she...
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doaj-fa9982807fc54ce0a1e43a5437cfdc722021-09-27T10:51:39ZengInternational Mountain SocietyMountain Research and Development0276-47411994-71512021-08-01413R1R11https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-20-00081.1Shear Strength of Purple Topsoil Under Different Land Uses in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, ChinaJincheng Kang0Jie Wei1Fengling Gan2Jinlin Li3School of Geography and Tourism Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaSchool of Geography and Tourism Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Surface Process and Environment Remote Sensing in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Chongqing 401331, China; wei_jie@mails.ucas.ac.cnSchool of Geography and Tourism Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Surface Process and Environment Remote Sensing in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Chongqing 401331, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Surface Process and Environment Remote Sensing in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Chongqing 401331, ChinaThe shear strength of topsoil indicates the resistance of surface land to external erosive forces and represents a key variable for inferring the extent and rate of soil erosion. However, the influence of land use on topsoil shear strength is poorly understood. This study aims to examine topsoil shear strength under different land uses in the purple-soiled region of the Three Gorges Reservoir area in China and explore the related factors that control the observed variability. Direct shear tests were performed to determine the shear strength of topsoil in terms of internal friction angle (φ) and cohesion (c) under 5 typical land use systems. The results showed that the topsoil shear stress increases with increasing shear displacement from 0 to 6 mm; thereafter, it remains relatively stable over a further increase of shear displacement from 6 to 10 mm. The shear stress–shear displacement curves display a hardening strain trend. Land use exerts a strong effect on the shear strength through differentiation of soil physicochemical properties. In general, topsoil from orchard land has the highest mean values for clay fraction, φ, and c and the lowest mean values for sand fraction and water content. The topsoil in abandoned land shows the highest mean values for bulk density and silt content. The bulk density and the clay and silt content are the main direct factors controlling the difference in shear strength of the purple topsoil. Organic matter content, total porosity, and sand content represent important indirect factors that contribute to the variability in c and φ values of the studied soils.https://bioone.org/doi/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-20-00081.1fuzzy nearness degreeland usepurple soilshear strengththree gorges reservoir area |
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Jincheng Kang Jie Wei Fengling Gan Jinlin Li Shear Strength of Purple Topsoil Under Different Land Uses in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China Mountain Research and Development fuzzy nearness degree land use purple soil shear strength three gorges reservoir area |
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Shear Strength of Purple Topsoil Under Different Land Uses in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China |
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Shear Strength of Purple Topsoil Under Different Land Uses in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China |
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Shear Strength of Purple Topsoil Under Different Land Uses in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China |
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Shear Strength of Purple Topsoil Under Different Land Uses in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China |
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Shear Strength of Purple Topsoil Under Different Land Uses in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China |
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shear strength of purple topsoil under different land uses in the three gorges reservoir area, china |
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International Mountain Society |
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Mountain Research and Development |
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2021-08-01 |
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The shear strength of topsoil indicates the resistance of surface land to external erosive forces and represents a key variable for inferring the extent and rate of soil erosion. However, the influence of land use on topsoil shear strength is poorly understood. This study aims to examine topsoil shear strength under different land uses in the purple-soiled region of the Three Gorges Reservoir area in China and explore the related factors that control the observed variability. Direct shear tests were performed to determine the shear strength of topsoil in terms of internal friction angle (φ) and cohesion (c) under 5 typical land use systems. The results showed that the topsoil shear stress increases with increasing shear displacement from 0 to 6 mm; thereafter, it remains relatively stable over a further increase of shear displacement from 6 to 10 mm. The shear stress–shear displacement curves display a hardening strain trend. Land use exerts a strong effect on the shear strength through differentiation of soil physicochemical properties. In general, topsoil from orchard land has the highest mean values for clay fraction, φ, and c and the lowest mean values for sand fraction and water content. The topsoil in abandoned land shows the highest mean values for bulk density and silt content. The bulk density and the clay and silt content are the main direct factors controlling the difference in shear strength of the purple topsoil. Organic matter content, total porosity, and sand content represent important indirect factors that contribute to the variability in c and φ values of the studied soils. |
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fuzzy nearness degree land use purple soil shear strength three gorges reservoir area |
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