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Natural Hazards.org: Investigate: Slope Failures
This page is available for sponsorship! (more information here) WHAT are slope failures? Slope failures are significant natural hazards in many areas throughout the world. Generally, a slope failure ...
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Debswana Diamond Mines Mining Technology
TKB. "In 2005, Debswana recovered a third successive record amount of diamond, despite a major slope failure." The kimberlite pipes at Jwaneng intruded shales of the Transvaal Supergroup about 250 million years ... .89Mct compared with 31.12Mct in 2004 and 30.2Mct in 2003, despite a major slope failure and the loss of a loading shovel by fire at Orapa. Orapa, Letlhakane and Damtshaa ...
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Home page of Navdanya
Entire terrain presents a picturesque landscape of steep to very steep slope intervening into narrow valley. Elevation of the study area ranges ... at 0.5 km downstream from main Dam. However, a huge slope failure occurred on 20.3.08, debris slides down towards the ... reservoir, rise of pore water pressure may accelerate the process of slope failures, which will not only generate new slide zones but ...
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WELL - Resource Centre Network for Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health
O&M; the flexibility and adaptability ... . For these purposes, the quality of runoff water harvested from other surfaces, such as a slope, does not create a problem. The runoff is stored in ponds (with the disadvantage of ...
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Environmental Restoration: Microcatchment Water Harvesting
And finally, the systems are easy to operate and maintain and relatively safe from failure. Microcatchments are simple to construct and can be built rapidly using local materials and ... producing potential; the soil surface condition (cover, vegetation, crust, stoniness); the gradient and evenness of slope; and the water retaining capacity of the soil in the root zone profile. These ...
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EMS - Environmental Entomology - Invertebrate Surveys and Conservation - Bird and Insect Databases
May-August 24-30 days; independent 20-30 ... laid, England; 55% of eggs laid, Germany Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus 1758) Common Sandpiper flat ground, slope, or side bank with concealed thick vegetation or overhang close to water, 1-120m minimum ...
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Greywater Guidelines-Sustainable Building Sourcebook
Trench locations and lengths are determined by the contours and the site slope. Trenches are narrow and ... clogging the emitters. Specific application rates will be required depending on slope and soil types. Required separation distances of 50 feet for ... area requirement is determined by the site's soil and slope characteristics discussed earlier. It is best to assume that ...
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Greywater-Sustainable Building Sourcebook
The possibility of system failure causing a public health threat, liability and maintenance issues, and potential negative environmental ... Standard designs may be allowed in accordance with lot size and conditions such as slope. Any system outside of the "cookbook" typically requires submission by a registered Professional Engineer ...
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Sourcebook: Solar Hot Water, Heating and Cooling Systems
Similarly, the slope of the collectors can vary by plus or minus 15 degrees without significantly harming the ... water in them when the pump is operating. This means that in case of power failure as well as each night, there will be no fluids in the collector that could ...
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Design Guide of the Eljen In-Drain System
In-Drains. 7. Failure of soil interface is minimized because primary biomat layer forms inside ... the soil. 12. Long term siltation that can bring about premature failure in other leach fields is prevented by the geotextile fabric cover ... -Drains is 12” for sites with 0 to 15% slope. Sites with over 15% slope should have minimum spacing of 24” between rows. 3. ...
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