- wash-out of slope
- • оползание откосов насыпи• сплыв откоса выемки
Англо-русский железнодорожный словарь. 2013.
Англо-русский железнодорожный словарь. 2013.
Vegetation and slope stability — are interrelated by the ability of the plant life growing on slopes to both promote and hinder the stability of the slope. The relationship is a complex combination of the type of soil, the rainfall regime, the plant species present, the slope… … Wikipedia
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