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GLISSEMENT BOUE FLUENTE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-07-15

English

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

A slump in which the sliding mass, once mixed with water, disintegrates into a quasi-liquid slurry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Géologie
DEF

Glissement de terrain dans lequel la masse en mouvement se désintègre en formant une boue fluente quasi-liquide.

OBS

Les boues déposées dans un remblai ne sèchent que très lentement parce qu’elles sont tout à fait privées du contact de l’air. De sorte que les terres fluentes des cunettes [...] ne doivent acquérir leur solidité qu’au bout d’un bon nombre d’années. Ces boues, en raison de leur fluidité, constituent alors de véritables bancs de glissement [...]

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