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Landslides & Related Phenomena. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknStAMia0Q. Landslides & Related Phenomena. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknStAMia0Q. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F31ywRvtNkY. Introduction to Landslides. Landslide – rapid downslope movement of “coherent” mass
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Landslides & Related Phenomena http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknStAMia0Q
Landslides & Related Phenomena http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknStAMia0Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F31ywRvtNkY
Introduction to Landslides • Landslide – rapid downslope movement of “coherent” mass • Slope failure/mass wasting- general term (e.g. mudflows, rockfalls, snow/debris avalanches) • Subsidence (downward movement)
Slope Processes and Slope Stability • “If it’s not a river or a beach, it’s a hillslope, of one ilk or another” • Most common landforms • Appear static; actually are dynamic • Valley • Moving downhill • Creep • Avalanche/rock fall • Moderate events are the most important • Magnitude • Frequency
Slope Processes and Slope Stability • Processes • Slope elements • Convex slope/crest • Free-face • Angle of repose • Debris slope • Convex slope/wash slope
Angle of Repose Angle of repose: particle size particle shape moisture content
Slope Processes and Slope Stability • Processes • Slope movements or deformation • Flowage/flow • Sliding • Falling • Subsidence • Classification • Type of movement • Slope material • Amount of water present • Rate of movement
Classification of Mass Movement Creep
Types of Movement
Slope Stability • When does a slope fail? • What is the critical threshold that’s exceeded? Variables: • Material type • Slope • Topography • Climate • Vegetation • Water** • Time.
Landslides & Related Phenomena http://www.impactlab.com/2008/10/12/the-heyelan-land-slide/
Potential slip plane (clay). C D A N W ROCK Slope Stability • Forces on Slopes • Driving forces--tend to move material down slope • Weight of material (includes water)* • Vegetation • Fill material • Building loads • D = W sin A = driving force • the downslope component of gravity.
Potential slip plane (clay). C D A N W ROCK Slope Stability • Forces on Slopes • Resisting forces--forces that tend to resist movement • Shear strength • N = W cos A = the normal component of W • contributes to the shear strength along the slip plane • contributes to the resisting force.