HILLSLOPE GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GEOTECHNIQUE

• Main Author: BOVIS, MJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: EDWARD ARNOLD PUBL LTD 1993
• Subjects: HILLSLOPE GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MASS MOVEMENT; CANADIAN CORDILLERA; DEBRIS FLOW; EARTHFLOW; GELIFLUCTION; ROCK AVALANCHE; ROCK CREEP; SOUTHERN CANADIAN CORDILLERA; BRITISH-COLUMBIA; NORTHWEST-TERRITORIES; ROCK AVALANCHES; DEBRIS FLOWS; MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS; SEDIMENT BUDGET; RAE AREA; SLOPE; CREEK; Arctic; British Columbia; Canada; Northwest Territories; Pacific; Rae; Mackenzie mountains
• Online Access: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1313920/

This review focuses on recent Canadian contributions to hillslope geomorphology, and emphasizes geotechnical studies of mass movement phenomena in the Canadian Cordillera, including debris flows, rock avalanches, talus slopes, rock creep, and slow earthflows. A brief discussion is included of quick-...