David Boldrin
University of Dundee
23 Papers
4 Citations
David Boldrin is an academic researcher from University of Dundee. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ultimate tensile strength & Transpiration. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 16 publications. Previous affiliations of David Boldrin include James Hutton Institute & University of Trieste.
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Papers
Scaling of the reinforcement of soil slopes by living plants in a geotechnical centrifuge
Teng Liang,A. G. Bengough,A. G. Bengough,Jonathan Knappett,D. MuirWood,Kenneth W. Loades,Paul D. Hallett,David Boldrin,Anthony Kwan Leung,G. J. Meijer +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the potential to use living plant roots in small scale experiments of slope failure that would use a geotechnical centrifuge to achieve soil stress states comparable to those in the field at homologous points.
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Plant age effects on soil infiltration rate during early plant establishment
Anthony Kwan Leung,David Boldrin,Teng Liang,Zhaoyi Wu,Viroon Kamchoom,Viroon Kamchoom,A. G. Bengough +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of vegetation (grass and willow) establishment on slope stability is considered. But the authors do not consider the effects of water transport on potential failure planes, and they focus on the vegetation establishment.
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Root biomechanical properties during establishment of woody perennials
TL;DR: In this paper, the root tensile strength and Young's modulus were measured as well as the root length-diameter distribution for establishing woody perennials and the effect of root water status on root diameter was evaluated.
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Green roofs for a drier world: effects of hydrogel amendment on substrate and plant water status.
TL;DR: The results provide experimental evidence that polymer hydrogel amendments enhance water supply to vegetation at the establishment phase of a green roof, and suggest that cross-optimization of physical-chemical characteristics of hydrogels and green roof substrates is needed to improve long term effectiveness of polymer-hydrogel blends.
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Effects of root dehydration on biomechanical properties of woody roots of Ulex europaeus
David Boldrin,David Boldrin,Anthony Kwan Leung,Anthony Kwan Leung,A. G. Bengough,A. G. Bengough +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the root tensile strength and Young's modulus were investigated in relation to root reinforcement of slopes, and root diameter, water content and water loss were recorded and root water potential versus water content relation.