Open AccessThe stabilization and protection of shorelines using the broadleaf cattail and reed sweet grass
Author(s) -
Weronika Kowalik,
K. Pachuta,
Jerzy Jeznach
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of warsaw university of life sciences-sggw. land reclamation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2081-9617
pISSN - 1898-8857
DOI - 10.2478/sggw-2013-0006
Subject(s) - typha , ultimate tensile strength , shrub , shore , phragmites , rhizome , environmental science , botany , biology , materials science , wetland , composite material , ecology , fishery
The stabilization and protection of shorelines using the broadleaf cattail and reed sweet grass. The article presents the results of studies on the mechanical properties of the broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima. The necessary study samples were collected from Lake Urszulewskie near Sierpc, Poland. The experiment was conducted using an Instron 5966 universal tensile strength testing machine. Tensile forces and the tensile strength of the individual parts of both plant species, i.e. below-ground stems (rhizomes), base of the stem and above-ground stems, were determined and compared with each other. The STATISTICA program was used for analysis. The calculated tensile strength values were compared to data of selected tree, shrub and plant species provided by other authors.