slope collapse; embankment failure
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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(of dams, levees, etc.) to have the slope washed away or collapsed by water
technicalTechnical term in hydraulic engineering describing structural failure where water erosion causes the slope of an embankment, dam, or levee to slide or collapse. Typically occurs during floods or periods of high water pressure.
Yóu由
yú于
lián连
xù续
bào暴
yǔ雨
，
hé河
dī堤
chū出
xiàn现
le了
duō多
chù处
tuō脱
pō坡
。
Due to continuous heavy rain, multiple slope failures occurred along the river embankment.
Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
men们
zhèng正
zài在
jǐn紧
jí急
jiā加
gù固
dī堤
bà坝
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
fā发
shēng生
tuō脱
pō坡
。
Engineers are urgently reinforcing the embankment to prevent slope collapse.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
tǔ土
zhì质
jié结
gòu构
zài在
yù遇
dào到
hóng洪
shuǐ水
shí时
jí极
yì易
tuō脱
pō坡
。
This type of soil structure is extremely prone to slope failure when encountering floods.