Research Catalog
Hillslope materials and processes
- Title
- Hillslope materials and processes / M.J. Selby.
- Author
- Selby, M. J. (Michael John), 1936-
- Publication
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1982.
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Details
- Description
- ix, 264 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- The author draws on all the relevant disciplines and particularly uses the contributions of the exponents of rock and soil mechanics.
- Subject
- Note
- On spine: Hillslope materials & processes.
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [243]-260.
- Contents
- 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.
- ISBN
- 019874126X
- 9780198741268
- 0198741278
- 9780198741275
- LCCN
- 81022458
- OCLC
- ocm08114380
- 8114380
- SCSB-47885
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library