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Thension crack is generated by the difference in shear movement along the failure surface or slip plane. It formed in the upper slope face before the major failure surface appeared. So, the total shear resistance and thus the safety factor will reduce after this tension crack developement. However, this tension crack will stop developing when it reaches a critical depth. And, a new tension crack will develope behind that previous crack.
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What is the major internal cause of slope failure?
The major internal cause of slope failure is gravity.
Factor of slope failure?
Saturation.
What is the causes of mass wasting?
Slope Gradient
What are the different types of slope failure for rock slopes?
1. shear failure 2. rock flow 3. rock fall
What causes river waters to flow?
A slope and the force of gravity.
What is an negative slope?
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How does runoff impact erosion?
runoff is what causes erosion, because as the water runs down the slope it carries with it the particles of material that form the slope
Is it more difficult to run up a ramp with a slope of 15 or a ramp with a slope of 5 Explain.?
The answer depends on what causes the difficulty: the steepness or the distance which you have to run.
What causes slab avalanches?
a certain degree of slope and then some special weather conditions.
What forces propels slope failure and aids mass wasting?
1. Gravity. 2. Volcanism. 3. Tectonics. 4. Hydraulics.
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Gravity.
