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pepyto

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on: Jul 15, 2018

If you were surveying hillside property on which you planned to build a home, what is some of the
  evidence of former mass wasting you would look for? What will be an ideal response?



Question 2

What methods can be used to stabilize a hillside? What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

You should look for evidence of former landslides, such as scarps, open fissures, displaced or tilted
objects, and sudden changes in vegetation



Answer to Question 2

Methods include: installing subsurface drainage, diversion of surface waters, reducing the slope by
cut-and-fill or benching, constructing retaining walls, and planting vegetation.



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