Tag Archives | Mass Movements of Rocks and Soil

Many factors are known to cooperate in causing a mass of material to flow or fail or fall. Some of them play a direct role and are easily understood whereas others are indirectly responsible for the instability of the land mass. All such factors that facilitate mass failure in one way or another are generally grouped in two headings: (A) [...]

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Mass Movements 2. Classification of Mass Movements 3. Monitoring and Control. Introduction to Mass Movements: In many regions of the world a temporary instability of superficial mass of soil and rock has always been an acute problem. These superficial masses may leave their original positions abruptly or extremely slowly and [...]