Engineering Geology of Coastal Slope Failures at Ōrere Point

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Engineering Geology of Coastal Slope Failures at Ōrere Point

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The focus of this study is the ongoing slope failures in soft sediment coastal cliffs in the Ōrere Point bay, east Auckland. Some of the weak materials exposed in the cliffs appear to be sensitive to changes in moisture content, and therefore, extreme weather events can pose a threat to slope stability in this area. For example, on 8 March 2017, a 1-in-100-yr rainfall event called the ‘Tasman Tempest’ brought ~210 mm of rain to the area in 24 hours, followed soon after by 157 mm of rain from ...

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Masters

Date created

2022

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Struthers, Christopher Robert

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/61782

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