{"id":5547,"date":"2020-12-02T23:03:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T23:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=5547"},"modified":"2020-12-03T00:34:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T00:34:44","slug":"types-of-landslides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-landslides\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of landslides"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5547\" class=\"elementor elementor-5547\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee75df0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee75df0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aeb2ff\" 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data-id=\"4d2864d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Landslides and Mudslides<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3baf138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"3baf138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-landslides-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5592 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-are-landslides-and-mudflows\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What are landslides and mudflows?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5591 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-do-landslides-form\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How do landslides form?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5590 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/causes-of-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Causes of landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5589 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5588 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/landslide-prone-areas\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Landslide prone areas<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5587 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5586 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/landslides-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Landslides factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5585 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/before-during-and-after-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Before, during, and after landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63971a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a63971a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6532c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6532c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd4caa1\" data-id=\"cd4caa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf4c462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf4c462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of landslides<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc4189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bc4189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The types of landslides are usually differentiated by the nature of their movement and earth material involved. Here are a few:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Slide:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5719\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/translational-rotational-landslides.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/translational-rotational-landslides.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/translational-rotational-landslides-300x118.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Slides may be translational or rotational. In a translational slide, the earth&#8217;s mass is largely in place after it slides downhill on a plane preface. In a rotational slide, the movement of the earth material is rotational. It is also known as\u00a0<i>Slump.<\/i><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Topple:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a topple, the earth mass rotates forward about a pivot. The result is usually a tilt without collapse. Usually, it is caused by cracks or fractures in the bedrock.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5718\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/topple-and-fall-landslides.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/topple-and-fall-landslides.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/topple-and-fall-landslides-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Fall:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">These are usually influenced by gravity after large rocks or boulders get detached from their parent rock. They tend to fall along steep slopes or cliffs.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Flow:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Flows come in many types, such as Debris flow, Debris avalanche, Mudflow, Creep, and Earth flow.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5717\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/creep-debris-flow-landslides.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/creep-debris-flow-landslides.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/creep-debris-flow-landslides-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Debris flow involves the rapid downhill movement of loose earth material, usually with water. Debris Avalanche is similar to Debris Flow but has a faster flow. In an earthflow, the earth material is finer and washed away leaving a depression bowl at the head. Mudslides are made of fine silt, sand, and clay material saturated with water and flowing very rapidly. Creeps are slower and can be evident when electric poles and roads bend slightly.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Torrent:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">These are a very sporadic discharge of water and debris, often along low-lying channels between highlands.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7955557\" data-id=\"7955557\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee4d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9ee4d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8123e4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8123e4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dedf2a\" data-id=\"4dedf2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc90d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bc90d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/causes-of-landslides\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GO BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26fc1da\" data-id=\"26fc1da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b374ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b374ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/landslide-prone-areas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Landslides and Mudslides What are landslides and mudflows? 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