Geomorphology

4.

Mass Wasting and Slope Processes

4.1.

Hillslope Systems

4.1.1.

Slope Components

4.1.1.1.

4.1.1.2.

Straight Slopes

4.1.1.3.

4.1.2.

Slope Profile Development

4.1.3.

Slope Evolution Models

4.2.

Slope Stability Analysis

4.2.1.

Shear Strength Components

4.2.2.

Shear Stress Factors

4.2.3.

Factor of Safety

4.2.4.

Slope Stability Equations

4.3.

Controls on Mass Wasting

4.3.1.

4.3.1.1.

Pore Water Pressure

4.3.1.2.

Saturation Effects

4.3.1.3.

Groundwater Flow

4.3.2.

Vegetation Influence

4.3.2.1.

Root Reinforcement

4.3.2.2.

Canopy Interception

4.3.2.3.

Evapotranspiration

4.3.3.

Triggering Mechanisms

4.3.3.1.

Rainfall Events

4.3.3.2.

Earthquake Shaking

4.3.3.3.

Volcanic Activity

4.3.3.4.

Human Activities

4.3.3.5.

Freeze-Thaw Cycles

4.4.

Mass Wasting Classification

4.4.1.

Slow Mass Movements

4.4.1.1.

4.4.1.2.

4.4.1.3.

4.4.2.

Rapid Mass Movements

4.4.2.1.

4.4.2.1.1.

Rotational Slides

4.4.2.1.2.

Translational Slides

4.4.2.1.3.

4.4.2.2.

4.4.2.2.1.

4.4.2.2.2.

4.4.2.2.3.

4.4.2.2.4.

Debris Avalanches

4.4.2.2.5.

Hyperconcentrated Flows

4.4.2.3.

4.4.2.3.1.

4.4.2.3.2.

4.4.2.3.3.

Toppling Failures

4.4.2.4.

Complex Movements

4.4.2.4.1.

4.4.2.4.2.

Multiple Retrogressive Failures

4.5.

Mass Wasting Landforms

4.5.1.

Landslide Scarps

4.5.2.

Landslide Deposits

4.5.3.

4.5.4.

4.5.5.

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