Mass movements
Different mass movements occur on slopes under different conditions. We'll look at four types; rockfall, mudflow, landslip and soil creep.
Rockfall
Rockfall is the rapid, free-fall of rock from a steep cliff...
Mass movements
Slope creep
Slope softening :...
Terzaghi : Movement of loosened rock toward a tunnel
Terzaghi's concept of movement of loosened rock toward a tunnel and transfer of rock lo...
River Erosion, Transport and Deposition
Describes the processes of erosion, transport, and deposition by running water
Sour...
Suspended load -- Bedload
Bedload: ensemble des particules en mouvement par roulement, traction et saltation sur le lit d'un cours d'eau. Il s'agit généralement de galets et de sable.
Suspended load: partie de la charge sédimentaire d'un écoulement, transportée...
Engineering geology in hot deserts
In this article the expression "hot deserts" refers to areas characterized by a lack of vegetation cover, non-polar environments, dry, arid or semi-arid deserts.
The low rainfall conditions are essentially due to zonal tropical climates (e.g...
Settlement: Fundamentals of Soil Compressibility
Fundamentals of Soil Compressibility&nbs...
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