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Jan 1, 2016 · Definitions. Slide A slide is the displacement of a rigid or semi-rigid mass of soil or rock so that it descends along a distinct underlying failure surface under the influence of gravity. If the failure surface is planar, it is referred to as a translational slide. Slump.
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Apr 24, 2024 · Slump is a type of slide (movement as a mass) that takes place within thick unconsolidated deposits (typically thicker than 10 meters). Slumps involve movement along one or more curved failure surfaces, with downward motion near the top and outward motion toward the bottom (Figure 15.2.8 ).
- Rock Fall
- Rock Slide
- Rock Avalanche
- Creep Or Solifluction
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Rock fragments can break off relatively easily from steep bedrock slopes, most commonly due to frost-wedging in areas where there are many freeze-thaw cycles per year. If you’ve ever hiked along a steep mountain trail on a cool morning, you might have heard the occasional fall of rock fragments onto a talus slope. This happens because the water bet...
A rock slide is the sliding motion of rock along a sloping surface. In most cases, the movement is parallel to a fracture, bedding, or metamorphic foliation plane, and it can range from very slow to moderately fast. The word sackungdescribes the very slow motion of a block of rock (millimetres per year to centimetres per year) on a slope. A good ex...
If a rock slides and then starts moving quickly (metres per second), the rock is likely to break into many small pieces, and at that point it turns into a rock avalanche, in which the large and small fragments of rock move in a fluid manner supported by a cushion of air within and beneath the moving mass. The 1965 Hope Slide (Figure 15.0.1) was a r...
The very slow—millimetres per year to centimetres per year—movement of soil or other unconsolidated material on a slope is known as creep. Creep, which normally only affects the upper several centimetres of loose material, is typically a type of very slow flow, but in some cases, sliding may take place. Creep can be facilitated by freezing and thaw...
Slump is a type of slide (movement as a mass) that takes place within thick unconsolidated deposits (typically thicker than 10 metres). Slumps involve movement along one or more curved failure surfaces, with downward motion near the top and outward motion toward the bottom (Figure 15.2.8). They are typically caused by an excess of water within thes...
As you saw in Exercise 15.1, when a mass of sediment becomes completely saturated with water, the mass loses strength, to the extent that the grains are pushed apart, and it will flow, even on a gentle slope. This can happen during rapid spring snowmelt or heavy rains, and is also relatively common during volcanic eruptions because of the rapid mel...
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- 2015
A slump is a form of mass wasting that occurs when a coherent mass of loosely consolidated materials or a rock layer moves a short distance down a slope. Movement is characterized by sliding along a concave-upward or planar surface.
Slump is a type of slide (movement as a mass) that takes place within thick unconsolidated deposits (typically thicker than 10 meters). Slumps involve movement along one or more curved failure surfaces, with downward motion near the top and outward motion toward the bottom (Figure 6.4.3.9 6.4.3. 9 ).
Slump. A slide is a mass movement where the material moves as a coherent mass. A slump is a type of slide that takes place within thick unconsolidated deposits. Slumps involve movement along one or more curved failure surfaces, and are thus rotational slope failures.
May 14, 2018 · Earth and the Environment. Geography: General. Slump. views updated May 14 2018. Slump. The word slump is most commonly used as a colloquial description of a landslide with a markedly curved and concave-upward slip surface, which results in rotational movement of the mass above the slip surface.
