Effects of Vegetation Cover on Runoff and Sediment in Field Prototype Slope by Experimental

Abstract

The characteristics as well as the correlation between runoff and erosion was studied under 3 kinds of cover conditions of bare-slope, artificial grass slope and ecological-restoration slope with 20°slope gradient by runoff scouring intensities of 9l/min. The results showed that: (1) Sediment yield which sourced from artificial grass slope and ecological-restoration slope was separately decreased by 95% and 98% than bare slope, and the runoff reduced by 20% and 50% than bare slope respectively; The infiltration rates of the two kinds of grass slope were higher than the bare slope by 38.32% to 51.10% and 114%; (2) Sediment and runoff process showed that the stable state appeared respectively at 26min, 18min and 6min under bare slope, artificial grass slope and ecological-restoration slope, the amount of runoff was bare slope> artificial grass slope > ecological-restoration slope. (3) For bare slope and artificial grass slope, the relationship between sediment and runoff, sediment and the drag coefficient which both showed a negative correlation, but the correlation which from the ecological-restoration slope wasn’t obvious, so, further studies should carry out to promote runoff-sediment relations on ecological-restoration slope.