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- 1Alberta
- 1Bartz, James R.
- 1Bruce, Iain.
- 1Chu, Fu-Sing
- 1De Matos, Milton Martins
- 1Deane, Evan
- 1El-Ramly, Hassan
- 3Hendry, Michael (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 3Martin, Derek (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 2Martin, C. Derek (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Chan, Dave (Civil and Environmental Engineering)/Zhang, Guodong (Civil and Architecture)
- 1Cruden, David M. (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Cruden, David M. (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Fall 2017
An unconventional slope stabilization technique locally known in Alberta as “Hardy Ribs” or “Hardy Walls” was implemented by Canadian National Railway Company (CN) to stabilize a very slow moving landslide. This site is located along the Assiniboine River valley in western Manitoba at CN Mile...
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Spring 2017
The slow movement of historic landslides is a constant reality in the Thompson River Valley, with twelve such slides located within ten kilometers of the town of Ashcroft, B.C. alone. Beginning at the end of the 19th century, numerous rapid slope failures were reported by local residents and the...
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Characterization of a landslide-prone glaciolacustrine clay from the Thompson River Valley near Ashcroft, British Columbia
DownloadFall 2017
Several large landslides have occurred in the Thompson River Valley near Ashcroft, British Columbia. The movement of these landslides have presented challenges for the operation of the two national railways that traverse this valley. The landslides are multiple retrogressive, translational,...
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Fall 2010
Landslides have occurred throughout the Holocene geologic epoch and they continue to occur in the Peace River Lowlands of Alberta and British Columbia. This study was conducted to provide an understanding of the processes and extents of one such landslide situated on a major slope at the Town of...
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Influence of Precipitation, Temperature, and Climate Change on Landslide Hazards in Western Canada
DownloadSpring 2024
Canada experiences a significant number of landslides each year, posing substantial risks to safety, infrastructure, economic activities, and the environment. Over the last two and a half centuries, Canada has witnessed approximately 800 fatalities attributed to landslides, which has made...