Hassan Rouhipour -

Hassan Rouhipour

Associate Professor at Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands-Desert Division- Retired

Hassan Rouhipour, Previous National Representative and member of WASWAC for Iran rouhi@rifr-ac.ir, and parviz.rouhi@yahoo.com.au Hassan Rouhipour received his first degree in Soil and Water from Ahvaz Agricultural College, the Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in 1971. He first worked on developing drip irrigation systems in Iran. He then became interested in land degradation and desertification. In 1973, he joined the Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands (RIFR) and did research in the south of Iran on soil erosion and combating desertification. During his employment in RIFR, he completed his MSc degree in Soil Science at the University of Shahid Chamran (Ahvaz). In 1991 he participated in a Graduate Course in Hydrology at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He was then granted an Iranian student scholarship and completed his studies for a Ph.D. in 1996 in the School of Environmental Sciences at Griffith University, Australia. He also teaches soil erosion and conservation courses at three Iranian Universities for postgraduate students. He has published three books on soil erosion and water balance in the Persian language and numerous scientific papers in several valid journals. He retired in Feb. 2010 from RIFR and Currently, he is working as a consultant with the same Institute, He is now the vice Editor-In-Chief of The Iranian Journal of Range and Desert Research.

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Introducing a new methodology to identify the intrinsic potential plasticity index of...

Hassan Rouhipour

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July 18, 2022

.There are few references to determine the plasticity behavior of non-petroleum mulches before application. Plasticity behavior covers many areas of science and engineering and is used in various materials. The premise of this study is mainly to introduce a new method to measure The Intrinsic Potential Plasticity (IPPI) Index defined here for several types of non-petroleum mulch before spraying on dunes. Many researchers are trying to find a suitable dune stabilizer as an alternative to bitumen for fixing dune systems. Petroleum mulch was a widespread material for dune stabilization in Iran, but in fact, it is harmful to the environment and many soil biotas. One of the advantages of bituminous mulch is its plasticity behavior. Observations show that several non-petroleum mulches have no effective performance in terms of plasticity and consistency. On the other hand, sand particles are classified as none plastic, hence it is difficult to determine the plasticity behavior of stabilizers in the Lab. To prove the technique, several liquid mulches were tested. A heavy texture soil is selected as a facilitator medium and its plasticity index was measured using distilled water. Then, each mulch was added to this medium using the same procedure and assuming no interaction between mulch and clay minerals. Then, subtracting the plasticity index of the medium soil from the total plasticity index of the medium soil plus mulch, resulted in the calculation of (IPPI) for several liquid stabilizers explained in the article.