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...
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Soil liquefaction (section Quick clay)
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...
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Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4). Most...
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2023 Stenungsund landslide (section Quick clay)
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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around clay platelets, removes the deflocculant from positive edge charges and allows platelets to assume a face-to-face structure. Dispersity Quick clay behaviour...
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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...
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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...
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