Strategies to reduce impacts of mass movements
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- Created on: 06-04-21 11:31
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- Strategies to Reduce Impacts of Mass Movement
- pinning
- metal pole inserted in rock, metal plate bolted on outside of rock
- netting
- metal nettings preventing lose rock from falling
- afforestation
- reduces soil erosion + increases interception
- roots loose rock + soil
- gabions
- boxes of metal mesh, stablilise toe of landslip
- adv - flatpack
- drainage
- moving water away from vulnerable slopes
- water adds weight, lubricates, forms flows + slumps
- grading
- make slope more gentle
- grouting
- inject permeable rocks with cement to reduce pore water + increase strength
- shotcrete
- lose rocks sprayed with concrete, stop falling
- mapping hazards
- pinning
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