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Séamus Parker
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Historical use of stumps and logs to retain road
fills |
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BC Forest Practices Code encourages geotechnical
design of road fill retention structures |
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Design requires knowledge of engineering
properties of stumps |
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Crawler tractor block purchase system to apply
pulling force |
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Monitor applied force |
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Monitor stump displacement and rotation |
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Nanaimo Lakes (South Vancouver Island) |
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Logged two years previously |
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Western aspect |
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Elevation 580 m to 630 m |
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Slope 30% to 45% |
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Soil well drained gravely sand, some cobbles
with trace silt |
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Soil depth >2m, root depth 1m |
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Notes