What is a Landslide? I Geotechnical Engineering I TGC Ask Andrew EP 6

A landslide is the movement of a mass of earth, rock or debris down a slope, under the force of gravity: the self-weight of the material wanting to fall down. A landslide can take the form of material falls, topples, sliding, spreading or flows (mudflows or waste flows).

Landslides are not uncommon, occurring in all regions, across the globe, with varying degrees of severity. Many are minor slope failures with minimal consequences and even local people may be unaware of the incident. At the other end of the scale are humanitarian disasters involving catastrophic loss of life and destruction, and in between are a variety of landslide types, including both minor and major failures, resulting in differing degrees of damage to buildings, property, business and the population. A clear example of this is in the video where the landslide led to a house being condemned. Landslides are usually a result of a combination of factors and can sometimes – though sadly not always – be anticipated and thus avoided, by preventative engineering work.

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