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Landslides in Valles Marineris, Mars.
Large landslides in the Martian equatorial troughs have been investigated with respect to morphology, geologic structure of the troughs, time of emplacement, similarity to terrestrial landslides, and origin and mechanism of transport. The morphologic variations of the landslides can be attributed mainly to their degree of confinement on trough floors. The huge size of many landslides is due to the
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Baerbel K. Lucchitta
Seismic, magnetic, and geotechnical properties of a landslide and clinker deposits, Powder River basin, Wyoming and Montana
Exploitation of vast coal and other resources in the Powder River Basin has caused recent, rapid increases in population and in commercial and residential development and has prompted land utilization studies. Two aspects of land utilization were studied for this report: (1) the seismic and geotechnical properties of a landslide and (2) the seismic, magnetic, and geotechnical properties of clinker
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C.H. Miller
Landslides and related features, Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh 1° x 2° sheet
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John S. Pomeroy, William E. Davies
Map showing landslides and areas most susceptible to sliding in Beaver Quadrangle and portions of the Beaver Falls and New Galilee quadrangles, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
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John S. Pomeroy
Landslides and related features, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania [Clarksburg quadrangle]
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Robert J. Hackman, Roger E. Thomas
Landslides and related features, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania [Canton quadrangle]
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William E. Davies, Gregory C. Ohlmacher, John S. Pomeroy
Relationship of landslides to fractures in Potomac Group deposits, Fairfax County, Virginia
Landsliding is a common problem in eastern Fairfax County, an area underlain by Potomac Group (Lower Cretaceous) Coastal Plain deposits of silt and clay interbedded and interfingered with sand and gravel. The slides commonly are present in clay and silt that, on the basis of laboratory tests, appear to be much too strong to have failed. However, the very plastic silt and clay deposits are commonly
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William H. Langer, Stephen F. Obermeier
Pillar Mountain Landslide, Kodiak, Alaska
Pillar Mountain landslide on the southeast face of Pillar Mountain is about 915 m (3,000 ft) southwest of the city of Kodiak, Alaska. The landslide is about 520 m (1,700 ft) wide at its base and extends approximately from sea level to an altitude of about 343 m (1,125 ft). The slide developed on an ancient and apparently inactive landslide. Renewed movement was first detected on December 5, 1971,
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Reuben Kachadoorian, Willard H. Slater
Historic ground failures in Northern California triggered by earthquakes
A major source of earthquake-related damage and casualties in northern California has been ground failures generated by the seismic shaking, including landslides, lateral spreads, ground settlement, and surface cracks. The historical record shows that, except for offshore shocks, the geographic area affected and the quantity and general severity of ground failures increase markedly with Richter ma
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T. Leslie Youd, Seena N. Hoose
Feasibility and cost of using a computer to prepare landslide susceptibility maps of the San Francisco Bay region, California
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Evelyn B. Newman, Arthur R. Paradis, Earl E. Brabb