In relation to the stability of slopes there are terms: landslide, deformation and disturbance of stability, In these concepts different authors put non-identical content. The most used term is “landslide”, although K. Tertsagi noted the limitations of this definition in relation to natural slopes and artificial excavations. To an even greater extent, this is true for surface mines. ...
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Demin A.M. Mechanism of landslides in quarries // Journal of Mining Institute. 1976. Vol. 70 № 2. p. 86-90.