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WASTING
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 MASS
WASTING
is movement in which bed rock,
rock debris, or soil moves downslope
in bulk, or a mass, because of the pull of
gravity.
Landslides is a general term for the
slow-to-very rapid descent of rock or
soil.
 TYPES OF MASS
WASTING
FLOW- the debris is moving downslope
aviscous fluid. A mud flow is a flowing
mixture of debris and water, usually
moving down a channel.
SLUMP- involves movement along a
curved surfaces, the upper part moving
downward while the other parts moves
outward.
FALL- occurs when material free-falls or
bounce down a cliff.
SLIDE- a descending rock mass remaining
relatively coherent, moving along one or
more well defined surfaces. A ROCK
SLIDES is the rapid sliding of a mass of
bed rock along an inclined surface of
weakness, such as bedding plane or a
major fracture. AVALANCHE is a very
rapidly moving, turbulent mass of
broken up bed rock.
 FACTORS OF MASS
WASTING
SLOPE- gravity provides the energy to
move the materials.
-rapid movements (e.g landslides,
slumping) are commonly found on steep
slopes while slow movements (e.g. soil
creep) are found on gentle slopes.
WATER- rainwater acts as lubricant to
weathered materials.
-rainwater adds weight to weathered
materials.
 ROCK STRUCTURE- joints dipping
downslope usually assists landslides,
rockfalls, rockslide, rock creep.
VEGETATION- lack of vegetation cover to
hold the loose particles.
VIBRATIONS- earthquake
- construction processes and mining
operations.