Mass Wasting

4/6/01


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Mass Wasting

Mass Wasting Involves:

Influence of Gravity

Shear Strength

Saturated Versus Unsaturated

Angle of Repose

Sand Castles

Talus

Rapid Mass Movements

Types of Mass Movements

Landslides

Gros Ventre Slide (I)

Gros Ventre Slide (II)

Gros Ventre Slide (III)

Mudflows and Earthflows

Slumps

Soil Creep

Creep and Solifluction

Solifluction

Author: John C Butler

Email: jbutler@uh.edu