- Explain how slope stability is related to slope angle
- Summarize some of the factors that influence the strength of materials on slopes, including type of rock, presence and orientation of planes of weakness such as bedding or fractures, type of unconsolidated material, and the effects of water
- Explain what types of events can trigger mass wasting
- Summarize the types of motion that can happen during mass wasting
- Describe the main types of mass wasting—creep, slump, translational slide, rotational slide, fall, and debris flow or mudflow—in terms of the types of materials involved, the type of motion, and the likely rates of motion
- Explain what steps we can take to delay mass wasting, and why we cannot prevent it permanently
- Describe some of the measures that can be taken to mitigate the risks associated with mass wasting
Describe some of the measures that can be taken to mitigate the risks associated with mass wasting
