Quick clay, also known as Leda clay and Champlain Sea clay in Canada, is any of several distinctively sensitive glaciomarine clays found in Canada, Norway...

non-plastic silty soils but may in rare cases occur in gravels and clays (see quick clay). A 'flow failure' may initiate if the strength of the soil is reduced...

Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4). Most...

was a landslide at Stenungsund junction near Stenungsund, Sweden. This quick clay landslide damaged a section of about 700 metres (2,300 ft) of European...

Marine clay is a type of clay found in coastal regions around the world. In the northern, deglaciated regions, it can sometimes be quick clay, which is...

more of the water exchange to deeper levels. On 29 April 1978, a big quick clay slide eradicated several farms on the southeast corner of Botn, killing...

and are covered with solid material carried along by the flow from within. Clay, fine sand and silt, and fine-grained, pyroclastic material are all susceptible...

around clay platelets, removes the deflocculant from positive edge charges and allows platelets to assume a face-to-face structure. Dispersity Quick clay behaviour...

Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives...

The 2020 Gjerdrum landslide was a quick clay landslide that occurred in the early hours of 30 December 2020 at Ask village, the administrative centre of...