LAND INSTABILITIES

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Social Issues

 

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Leland S

 

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March 22, 2014

 

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University

 

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Rock falls cause destruction from fragmentation of exposed rock faces into boulders that roll down and collide into structures and settlements. Debris flows in softer soils, slurry material, man-made spoil heaps and soils with high water content flow like a liquid, filling valleys, burying settlements, blocking rivers (possibly causing floods) and blocking roads...
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Liquefaction of soils on flat land under strong vibrations in earthquakes is the sudden loss of the strength of soils to support structures that stand on it. Soils effectively turn temporarily to liquid allowing structures to sink or fall over. Parameters of severity:- Volume of material dislodged (m3), area buried or affected, velocity (cm/day), boulder sizes...
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