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Further titles in this series
Page II
Front Matter
Page III
Copyright page
Page IV
Inside Front Matter
Page V
B. Silliman
Preface
Pages VII-IX
BARRY VOIGHT
List of Contributors
Pages X-XI
Selected SI Conversion Factors
Page XII
Rockslides and Avalanches: An Introduction
Pages 1-34,38,39-67
BARRY VOIGHT, WILLIAM G. PARISEAU
Chapter 1 - Albert Heim: Observations on Landslides and Relevance to Modern Interpretations
Pages 71-93
KENNETH J. HSΓ
Chapter 2 - Frank Rockslide, Alberta, Canada
Pages 97-112
D.M. CRUDEN, J. KRAHN
Chapter 3 - Lower Gros Ventre Slide, Wyoming, U.S.A.
Pages 113-162
BARRY VOIGHT
Chapter 4 - Madison Canyon Rockslide, Montana, U.S.A.
Pages 167-180
JARVIS B. HADLEY
Chapter 5 - Little Tahoma Peak Rockfalls and Avalanches, Mount Rainier, Washington, U.S.A.
Pages 181-196
ROBERT K. FAHNESTOCK
Chapter 6 - Sherman Glacier Rock Avalanche, Alaska, U.S.A.
Pages 197-258
M.J. McSAVENEY
Chapter 7 - Hope Rockslides, British Columbia, Canada
Pages 259-275
W.H. MATHEWS, K.C. McTAGGART
Chapter 8 - Nevados HuascarΓ‘n Avalanches, Peru
Pages 277-314
GEORGE PLAFKER, G.E. ERICKSEN
Chapter 9 - Mayunmarca Rockslide and Debris Flow, Peru
Pages 315-353
EUGENE KOJAN, J.N. HUTCHINSON
Chapter 10 - Downie Slide, Columbia River, British Columbia, Canada
Pages 365-392
D.R. PITEAU, F.H. MYLREA, I.G. BLOWN
Chapter 11 - Bearpaw Mountains Rockslide, Montana, U.S.A.
Pages 393-421
P.R. GUCWA, R.O. KEHLE
Chapter 12 - Heart Mountain Fault and Absaroka Volcanism, Wyoming and Montana, U.S.A.
Pages 423-437
HAROLD J. PROSTKA
Chapter 13 - Dakota Group Rockslides, Northern Front Range, Colorado, U.S.A.
Pages 439-475
WILLIAM A. BRADDOCK
Chapter 14 - Blackhawk Landslide, California, U.S.A.
Pages 481-504
BRANN JOHNSON
Chapter 15 - Transported Rocks of the Taconide Zone, Eastern North America
Pages 506-562
BARRY VOIGHT, WALLACE M. CADY
Chapter 16 - Submarine Slides
Pages 563-604
DAVID G. MOORE
Chapter 17 - Gravitational Creep of Rock Masses on Slopes
Pages 607-657
DOROTHY H. RADBRUCH-HALL
Chapter 18 - Incremental Movement of a Rockslide
Pages 659-668
R.F. SCOTT
Chapter 19 - Simulation of Slope Creep
Pages 669-691
JOHN J. EMERY
Chapter 20 - Scale-Dependent Rockslide Mechanisms, with Emphasis on the Role of Pore Fluid Vaporization
Pages 693-705
JEAN GOGUEL
Chapter 21 - Role of Gravity in Plate Tectonics
Pages 707-727
WOLFGANG R. JACOBY
Chapter 22 - Failure of Snow Slopes
Pages 731-752
R.I. PERLA
Chapter 23 - Dynamics of Snow Avalanches
Pages 753-792
MALCOLM MELLOR
Chapter 24 - Mechanics of Glacier Movement
Pages 793-833
CHARLES F. RAYMOND
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