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Slope Failures
Slope
mass.
3 major types of slope failure:
Slumps.
Falls.
Slides.
Slumps
A slump
The
Figure 13.2
rock.
It is common in precipitous mountainous terrain,
where debris forms conspicuous deposits at the base
of steep slopes.
As a rock falls, its speed increases.
V = 2 gh, where:
g = the acceleration due to gravity.
h = the distance of fall.
v = the velocity.
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Water
Creep (1)
Creep
Creep (2)
Loose,
Alluvium
Solifluction:
The very slow downslope movement of saturated soil and regolith.
Rates of movement are less than about 30 cm/yr.
Creates distinctive surface features:
Lobes.
Sheets of debris.
Figure 13.9
Debris flows:
The
Mudflows:
Rapidly
Figure 13.10A
Figure 13.10B
Figure 13.11
Granular Flows
The
They
Figure 13.13
Figure 13.14
Earthflows (1)
Earthflows
process.
At the top of a typical earthflow is a steep scarp.
In a longitudinal profile from head (top) to toe
(leading edge), an earthflow is concave upward near
the head and convex upward near the toe.
Figure 13.16
Earthflows (2)
A special
Grain Flows
Grain
Velocities
Debris Avalanches
A debris
Figure 13.19
Figure 13.20
Gelifluction (1)
In
Gelifluction (2)
This
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Submarine
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