Tree root systems are seldom on the minds of forest owners, tree planters, and general dendrophiles. Roots are rarely exposed, and so misconceptions about how they grow and function can influence ...

Natural fractures are critical factors that should be considered in shale reservoir evaluation, storage condition analysis, horizontal well design, and fracturing stimulation, which also play a ...

However, Raiden et al. 32 and Junqueira et al. 33 found that there should be at least 1 mm of root thickness around the intraradicular posts to resist vertical fracture. This suggests that the mesial ...