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    Crown Main Scarp Minor Scarp Body Flank Tension Cracks Slope Failure

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    This document defines and describes various types of slope failures and mass movements. It distinguishes between different types including slides, spreads, flows, debris flows, debris avalanches, earthflows, mudflows, and creep. Each type of failure has a distinct mode of movement and characteristics such as the presence of blocks, fluidization, or slow steady movement. Key terms are also defined such as main scarp, minor scarp, body, flank, and tension cracks that describe features of slide failures. Methods for analyzing slope stability including mass procedure and method of slices are also mentioned.

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    This document defines and describes various types of slope failures and mass movements. It distinguishes between different types including slides, spreads, flows, debris flows, debris avalanches, earthflows, mudflows, and creep. Each type of failure has a distinct mode of movement and characteristics such as the presence of blocks, fluidization, or slow steady movement. Key terms are also defined such as main scarp, minor scarp, body, flank, and tension cracks that describe features of slide failures. Methods for analyzing slope stability including mass procedure and method of slices are also mentioned.

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    This document defines and describes various types of slope failures and mass movements. It distinguishes between different types including slides, spreads, flows, debris flows, debris avalanches, earthflows, mudflows, and creep. Each type of failure has a distinct mode of movement and characteristics such as the presence of blocks, fluidization, or slow steady movement. Key terms are also defined such as main scarp, minor scarp, body, flank, and tension cracks that describe features of slide failures. Methods for analyzing slope stability including mass procedure and method of slices are also mentioned.

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    Crown Main Scarp Minor Scarp Body Flank Tension Cracks Slope Failure

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    This document defines and describes various types of slope failures and mass movements. It distinguishes between different types including slides, spreads, flows, debris flows, debris avalanches, earthflows, mudflows, and creep. Each type of failure has a distinct mode of movement and characteristics such as the presence of blocks, fluidization, or slow steady movement. Key terms are also defined such as main scarp, minor scarp, body, flank, and tension cracks that describe features of slide failures. Methods for analyzing slope stability including mass procedure and method of slices are also mentioned.

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    Crown The nearly undisturbed ground above main slope failure - When the failure occurs in such a way

    scarp that the surface of sliding intersects the slope at or


    Main scarp The steep natural ground formed above above its toe
    the slide when it moved downhill. toe circle - if it passes through the toe of the slope
    Minor scarp A secondary scarp created within the slope circle - if it passes above the toe of the slope.
    main body of the slide as a result of secondary failures. base failure - When the failure occurs in such a way that
    Body The displaced soil or rock. the surface of sliding passes at some distance below the
    Flank The borders along the left and right sides of the toe of the slope
    body where it meets the relatively undisturbed ground. Mass procedure - In this case, the mass of the soil above
    Tension cracks Cracks that often appear in the crown. the surface of sliding is taken as a unit. This procedure is
    They are roughly parallel to the top of the slope and are useful when the soil that forms the slope is assumed to
    caused by tensile stresses in the ground. be homogeneous, although this is not the case in most
    Spreads (lateral spreads) - are similar to transitional natural slopes.
    slides, except that the blocks get separated and move Method of slices - In this procedure, the soil above the
    apart as they also move outward. This mode of failure surface of sliding is divided into a number of vertical
    reflects movement along a layer of very weak soil, and parallel slices. The stability of each slice is calculated
    sometimes occurs during earthquakes when a zone of separately.
    soil liquefies
    -usually occur on gentle to
    moderate slopes, and often terminate at a riverbank.
    They can be very destructive because they often affect
    large areas and move long distances. Spreads have been
    responsible for failures of bridges and other important
    structures
    Flows - are downslope movements of the earth that
    resemble the movement of a viscous fluid. They differ
    from slides in that there are no well-defined blocks
    moving along the shear surfaces
    -often contain other objects, such as boulders
    and logs that move with the fluidized earth. These are
    called debris flows and can be very destructive
    Debris flow - is a form of rapid mass movement in
    which a combination of loose soil, rock, organic matter,
    air, and water mobilize as a slurry that flows down
    slope. Debris flows are commonly caused by intense
    surface-water flow, due to heavy precipitation.
    Debris avalanche - this is a variety of very rapid to
    extremely rapid debris flow.
    Earthflow - Earthflows have a characteristic hourglass
    shape. The slope material liquefies and runs out,
    forming a bowl or depression at the head.
    Mudflow - is an earthflow consisting of material that is
    wet enough to flow rapidly and that contains at least 50
    percent sand-, silt-, and clay-sized particles. In some
    instances, for example in many newspaper reports,
    mudflows and debris flows are commonly referred to as
    mud slides.
    Creep - is the imperceptibly slow, steady, downward
    movement of slope forming soil or rock. Movement is
    caused by shear stress sufficient to produce permanent
    deformation, but too small to produce shear failure.

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