slope of repose

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• Angle of repose — For the Wallace Stegner novel, see Angle of Repose (novel). For the friction angle between two solid objects, see Friction. For the Sleepytime Gorilla Museum song of the same name, see In Glorious Times. Angle of repose The angle of repose or,… …   Wikipedia

• Algific talus slope — Algific talus slopes comprise a rare, fragile ecosystem stated to exist only in the Driftless Area of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and especially, Iowa. [http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/natural resources/npc/cliff talus/cts46.pdf Cliff/Talus… …   Wikipedia

• angle of repose — n. the maximum angle of slope at which sand, loose rock, etc. will remain in place without sliding, as on a hillside …   English World dictionary

• angle of repose — Geol. the maximum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will remain in place without sliding. Cf. angle of slide. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

• angle of repose —    The natural slope of unsupported granular material [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• angle of repose —    The maximum angle of slope (measured from a horizontal plane) at which loose, cohesionless material will come to rest.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• angle of repose — 1. physics : the angle that the plane of contact between two bodies makes with the horizontal when the upper body is just on the point of sliding : the angle whose tangent is the coefficient of friction between the two bodies 2. or angle of rest …   Useful english dictionary

• Mass wasting — at Palo Duro Canyon, West Texas (2002) …   Wikipedia

• free face —    1) The part of a hillside or mountainside consisting of an outcrop of bare rock (scarp or cliff) that sheds colluvium to slopes below and commonly stands more steeply than the angle of repose of the colluvial slope (e.g., talus slope)… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• valley — valleylike, adj. /val ee/, n., pl. valleys. 1. an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, esp. one following the course of a stream. 2. an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system …   Universalium

• Landslide — This article is about the geological phenomenon. For other uses, see Landslide (disambiguation). Rockslide redirects here. For the comic book character, see Rockslide (comics). Computer simulation of a slump landslide in San Mateo County,… …   Wikipedia