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SYNSEDIMENTARY COLLAPSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
CONT

Synsedimentary folds are those due to slumping of sedimentary material before it is lithified.

OBS

synsedimentary: Accompanying deposition.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Glissement des sédiments non encore consolidés sur la pente du bassin sédimentaire.

CONT

St-Julien (1968) en arrive à la conclusion que la formation des «argiles-à-blocs» semble être un phénomène sédimentaire, dû notamment à la présence de plusieurs structures de «slumping», ou glissement synsédimentaire.

OBS

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

Spanish

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