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ROTATIONAL SLUMP [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Science
DEF

A slide in which the surface of rupture is curved concavely upward and the slide movement is roughly rotational about an axis that is parallel to the ground surface and transverse across the slide.

OBS

rotational landslide; rotational slide: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • rotational slipping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Science du sol
CONT

Les glissements rotationnels se manifestent par une rotation sur une surface de cisaillement ayant l'allure générale d'une cuillère vaguement sphérique.

OBS

L'exemple le plus simple de glissement rotationnel est le décrochement.

OBS

glissement rotationnel : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica del suelo
  • Ciencia del suelo
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