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SLOPE CREEPING [3 records]

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Record 1 2008-10-10

English

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

The displacement of a slope following its gradient as forming a succession of undulations or ministeps.

CONT

Slope movements do not need to be large to be destructive-even slope creep or small, early-stage landslide movements can cause substantial structural damage to critical facilities such as dams, resulting in major economic damage and loss of life.

CONT

Active erosion of the rises and slow but constant down slope creep of rock and soil prohibits the formation of a deep soil profile.

OBS

slope creep: Slow slope movement. Typically smaller than 100 mm per year.

OBS

slope creep: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Slope creep structure.

Key term(s)
  • down-slope creep

French

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

Déplacement d'un talus selon la pente, et que l'on explique par l'action de cycles dessèchement-humidification. (Banque des mots.)

OBS

La reptation (ou creeping en anglais) désigne un lent mouvement des particules superficielles du sol vers le bas des versants.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Translation (General)
OBS

Sagging slope, Big Lookout, Bonne Bay, Newfoundland.-Here, a mountainside has been slowly slipping down en masse since the retreat of the glacier that once filled the fjord. The dome of Big Lookout is sliced in half along a line marked by a 100 m cliff. Tension cracks continue to widen, indicating that the sagging or creeping continues today.

OBS

sagging slope: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Traduction (Généralités)
OBS

Affaissement d'un versant du mont Big Lookout, baie Bonne.- Sur cette photographie, on voit un versant de montagne qui s'affaisse lentement depuis le recul du glacier qui remplissait jadis le fjord. Le sommet du mont Big Lookout est scindé en deux le long d'une ligne marquée par une falaise de 100 mètres. Les fissures d'extension continuent de s'élargir, ce qui indique que l'affaissement, ou la reptation, se poursuit de nos jours.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
OBS

(defect).

OBS

Term(s) officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
OBS

(défaut de stabilité).

OBS

Terme(s) uniformisé(s) par CP Rail.

Spanish

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