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Mass Wasting
MW Controls
Dry soil Saturated soil
Water
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Angle of Repose
Classification ofMass Wastingis based on...
Type of material
Type of Motion
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Rate of Movement
Types ofMass Wasting
Rockfall
Head
Toe
Surface of rupture
Slump block
Scarp
Slump
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Rockslide
The Gross Ventre Slide
occurred in 1925, when 50 million cubic yards of material slid down along a damp shale layer, forming a dam 70 meters high.
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Mudflow
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Earthflow
Creep Expansion byFreezing & Thawing
orWetting & Drying
Creep
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Strata tilted by creep - Marathon Basin, Brewster Co., Texas.
Hillside Creep
Creep effects trees
Railroad tracks & creep
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Next LectureSurface Water
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