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Controls on the Dimensions of Landslides in Sensitive Clays

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Landslides in Sensitive Clays

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The dimensions of landslides are subject to geometric, material and external controls. Geometric controls include: slopes and orientation of the ground surface and bedding planes, valley width and geometry, depth of failure, plus the presence and incision depth of bounding streams. Material controls include undrained and remoulded shear strength, sensitivity, stability number, remoulding index, rapidity, and the mobility of the depleted mass. Dense networks of trees can influence mobility. The position of layers prone to landsliding in the slope is important.

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 We are grateful to Professor Dave Cruden for a constructive review that improved the manuscript.

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  1. Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, Prince George, BC, Canada

    Marten Geertsema

  2. Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Trondheim, Norway

    Jean-Sébastien L’Heureux

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  1. Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Trondheim, Norway

    Jean-Sébastien L'Heureux

  2. Department of Civil Engineering and Water Engineering, Laval University, Quebec, Québec, Canada

    Ariane Locat

  3. Department of Civil Engineering and Water Engineering, Laval University, Quebec, Québec, Canada

    Serge Leroueil

  4. Service de la géotechnique et de la géologie, Ministère des Transports du Québec, Quebec, Québec, Canada

    Denis Demers

  5. Department of Geology adn Geological Engineering, Laval University, Quebec, Québec, Canada

    Jacques Locat

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Geertsema, M., L’Heureux, JS. (2014). Controls on the Dimensions of Landslides in Sensitive Clays. In: L'Heureux, JS., Locat, A., Leroueil, S., Demers, D., Locat, J. (eds) Landslides in Sensitive Clays. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7079-9_9

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