Experiments on a New Material for the Ecological Protection of Rock Slopes

From 2000, people use the ecological protection to reinforce rock slopes. These ecological protection methods not only can reduce the usage of concrete, but also can restore the degraded ecosystem of slopes. With the rapid development of infrastructures, many materials for ecological protection have been created. However, there are many defects in these materials, such as expensive price, weak strength in early period, easily slide or been eroded when encountered with rainfall. These defects are the problems awaiting solution in the development of slope ecological protection. In this paper, the author attempts to use cement as adhesive in a new material for the ecological protection, and carry out laboratory tests and field tests to verify the feasibility and reliability of this material. Based on existing research and the testing results, the author proposed the prescription of this new material, which can satisfy the survival requirement of vegetation on the slopes, lower costs and enhance the strength in early period of ecological protection as well.