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failed slopes Explanation: Hard to be very sure with so little context, but I think this must be right. Histograms of movement types, mobilized volume, and vegetation cover as a function of the average gradient (slope) of the slopes that have failed; i.e., on which landslides have occurred. |
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slope failures Explanation: Landslides, Slope Failure, & other Mass Wasting Processes Module 4 ... geology.isu.edu/wapi/EnvGeo/EG4_mass_wasting/EG_module_4.htm Each of these events represents some type of slope failure. Slope failure, also referred to as mass wasting, is the downslope movement of rock debris and soil in ... Slope Failure - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sci... Slope failure prediction is done based on multivariate statistical analysis of different parameters and analytical hierarchy process method. In the slope-failure ... Slope stability - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slope_stability Slope stability refers to the condition of inclined soil or rock slopes to withstand or undergo ... Factors that can trigger slope failure include hydrologic events (such as intense or prolonged rainfall, rapid snowmelt, progressive soil saturation, |
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