soil creep

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soil creep

(Physical Geography) the gradual downhill movement, under the force of gravity, of soil and loose rock material on a slope

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[16] reviewed the progress made in research of frozen soil creep.

A Study of Mechanical Property of Artificial Frozen Clay under Dynamic Load

The body of landfill was modeled as a weak ground considering its creep for this a mode l uses Soft Soil Creep (SSC).

Prediction of strain state of landfill considering soil foundation and angle of slope

In some practical soft soil engineering, the excess pore water pressure of soil will continue to rise and the effective pressure will reduce even the load is constant, which is the result of soil creep. Therefore, the ground should be treated firstly when we construct the structure on soft soil ground to improve the drainage condition of soil, which can avoid the shear creep failure.