Hillslope Materials and Processes

Name: Hillslope Materials and Processes
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ISBN: 9780198741831

ISBN-10: 0198741839

ISBN-13: 9780198741831

Edition: 2nd 1993 (Revised)

Authors: M. J. Selby, A. P. W. Hodder

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This second edition, like its predecessor, provides students with an integrated review of the basic knowledge and methods which form the foundation for advanced study. It also brings them information on the latest contributions to developments in the understanding of hillslopes. Since publication of the first edition, not only has knowledge advanced but an interdisciplinary approach to much of the research has become increasingly common and productive. These developments are reflected in this book by the threefold expansion of the bibliography and by the bringing together of the approaches and scientific knowledge from the contributing disciplines of geology, civil engineering, hydrology,…

Book details

List price: $99.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/16/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 466
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English



Introduction



Bonds



Particles and fabrics of soil and weak sediments



Stress, strain, and rheology of materials



Strength of earth materials



Properties of rock masses



Properties of soils



Weathering processes



Landforms from weathering, soils, and duricrusts



Hillslope stratigraphy and form



Water in soils and hillslope hydrology



Erosion of hillslopes by raindrops and flowing water



Mass wasting of soils



Flow failures on hillslopes



Rock slope processes



Models and hillslope development



Landslide hazards: avoidance and protection



Magnitudes and frequencies of erosional events



Rates of denudation and their implications


Appendix