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The widespread occurrence and problems associated with beeding plane slip surfaces are described. Two well exposed virtually horizontal (measured in the direction of sliding) bedding planes in the Hampshire cliffs of England are described and reasons for their utilisation during shallow landsliding discussed. These two examples provide a striking demonstration of the extent to which a preferential control on the form of landsliding can be exercised by such surfaces irrespective of their level within the slope profile.
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L’occurrence répandue de ces superficies glissantes et les problèmes qui s’y associent sont décrits ci-dessous. On prend deux cas, bien exposés et virtuellement horizontaux, qu’on trouve dans le comté de Hampshire, et on délibère des raisons de s’en servir pendant des glissements de terrain peu profonds. Ces deux exemples démontrent d’une manière frappante à quel point de telles surfaces peuvent exercer un contrôle préférentiel sur la forme des éboulements de terre, sans tenir compte de l’étage où elles se trouvent dans le profil de la pente.
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Department of Civil Engineering, Southampton University, Southampton, 509 5NH
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Barton, M.E. Landsliding along bedding planes. Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology 16, 5–7 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02591432
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