Soil erosion analysis of human influence on the controlled basin system of check dams in small watersheds of the Loess Plateau, China

A laboratory study on the relative stabi

A laboratory study on the relative stability of the check-dam system in the Loess Plateau, China

✍ X. Z. Xu; H.-W. Zhang; G.-Q. Wang; Y. Peng; O. Y. Zhang 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 173 KB

## Abstract The building of check‐dams is one of the most effective measures for the conservation of soil and water in the Loess Plateau of China, and the hydro‐sedimentologic balance is the most important factor influencing the relative stability of the check‐dam systems. This means that the soil