Stability prevails when the environmental lapse rate is
What will be an ideal response?
less than the wet adiabatic rate
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What will be an ideal response?
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What will be an ideal response?
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which change does NOT tend to increase the driving forces affecting slope stability?
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