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. 2015 Apr 30;7:ecurrents.dis.1d49e84c8bbe678b0e70cf7fc35d0b77. [Version 1] doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.1d49e84c8bbe678b0e70cf7fc35d0b77

Classification of landslides by material and mechanism.

Adapted from: Cruden, D.M. and Varnes, D.J. Landslide Types and Processes. In: Turner, A.K. and Schuster, R.L (eds). Landslides: Investigation and Mitigation. Transport Research Borad Special Report 1996, 247: 26-75

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From Special Report 176: Landslides: Analysis and Control. Varnes, D., Chapter 2: Slope Movement Types and Processes, Figure 2.1. Copyright, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1978. Reproduced with permission of the Transportation Research Board.