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GLISSEMENT TERRAIN COMPOSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- compound landslide
1, record 1, English, compound%20landslide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- compound slide 2, record 1, English, compound%20slide
correct
- CS 2, record 1, English, CS
correct
- CS 2, record 1, English, CS
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compound Slides (CS). A compound landslide is composed of a large host landslide ... that encompasses smaller secondary landslides ... The host landslide is a slow-moving landslide set on a gentle slope (<20°) of epiclastic materials. Its surface is irregular, with depressions, bulges, scarps and counterscarps and distensile, compressive and strike cracks. The movement of the host landslide can generate failures that favor secondary landslides located mostly along the steepest slopes of the host landslide (scarps and toe). Diverse types of secondary landslides may be observed on the same host landslide. Multiple levels of groundwater flow are commonly formed within compound landslides due to the presence of multiple low permeability surfaces (faults, cracks, material heterogeneities, and shear planes). An increase in the water table tends to accelerate host landslides and may contribute to secondary landslide failure. 2, record 1, English, - compound%20landslide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- compound land slide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glissement de terrain composé
1, record 1, French, glissement%20de%20terrain%20compos%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- glissement composé 2, record 1, French, glissement%20compos%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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