Slope failure definition

Slope failure means gradual or rapid down slope movement of soil or rock under gravitational stress.
Slope failure means a measurable downward and outward movement of soil, rocks, snow, ice, mud or debris caused by gravity acting on an unstable slope;

Examples of Slope failure in a sentence

  • Slope failure in the lower reaches appears to have eliminated any stream structure (Washington Trout).

  • Slope failure phenomena can also be influenced by morphological conditions due to the presence of trackways and cut slopes.