Abstract
The impact of reinforcing vegetation roots on the stability of expansive soil slopes with moisture absorption and expansion was investigated. Then, poinsettia is selected as the slope protection plant, and ABAQUS software (version 2022) with secondary development is used to simulate the moisture absorption and expansion of the expansive soil slope. After that, the strength reduction method is employed to study the effects on the displacement and plastic zone, and on the shallow layer of the expansive soil slope at different rainfall conditions. The following points are revealed: (1) The roots of the poinsettia can reduce the displacement of the slope. But, when the rainfall intensity exceeds the soil permeability coefficient, the soil reinforcement effect decreases. (2) The poinsettia root system can alleviate the concentration of plastic strain, disperse the plastic zone, and increase slope stability along the distribution of the roots. (3) The poinsettia roots can improve the shallow stability of the slope. But when the rainfall intensity exceeds the surface permeability coefficient, the magnitude of the reinforcement decreases. The results demonstrate that the poinsettia roots can enhance shallow slope stability. However, with increasing rainfall intensity, the ability of the poinsettia roots to enhance shallow slope stability gradually weakens.
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