It is an umbrella term that covers rubble too. And there is no concept like natural or man made as mentioned above by someone. Because then the usage of "Debris" will appear to be incorrect. Last edited: Jan 31, But second one is correctly interpreted as you yourself elucidated that debris can fall in both manmade and natural category over a concentrated area.
Andygc Senior Member Devon. In essence, rubble is man-made debris. It is fragments of stone, brick, concrete etc, especially from the demolition of buidlings.
Debris is a more general term, which could also include loose natural material such as broken rocks. Rubble is a form of debris. Debris may be rubble, but may be other things as well.
For example, if a coastal cliff collapses because of erosion, the beach below will be littered by the debris from the collapse. That debris is not rubble. If there was a house on the cliff, the debris from the house would be rubble.
Edit Just seen kayokid's post. As far as I am concerned, it doesn't matter how a building is destroyed - the debris from a collapsed, imploded or exploded building, whether in a neat pile or widely spread, is rubble. Both debris and rubble are used in geology to refer to natural remains: Loose angular stones or fragments of broken material forming the upper covering of some rocks, and found beneath alluvium or overlying soil; also, water-worn stones.
The remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins, wreck Rubble amongst other definitions : Waste fragments of stone, esp. Andygc-- In terms of what I wrote earlier and your comment: As far as I am concerned, it doesn't matter how a building is destroyed - the debris from a collapsed, imploded or exploded building, whether in a neat pile or widely spread, is rubble. If a building is destroyed by a terrorist bomb I would say that " Locally a two level garage at the shopping mall collapsed a couple of years ago.
About two weeks after the collapse I was driving to the mall and "construction debris" fell and landed on my car. Reworking of the scree slopes by other processes — e. This group of landslides varies greatly in features. For example, the rock slope failure on Beinn Fhada in Kintail is huge — 3km long, from near sea level to 1,m, with a failed mass of perhaps more than million cubic metres. Rotational landslides occur where more resistant rocks founder over underlying weaker rocks.
Multiple failures may produce spectacular whole mountainside collapse, as at Trotternish in Skye and at Hallaig in Raasay. At Hallaig, the landslide complex continues under water, down to the seabed. They range in character from sloppy wet mudflows to slurries of rock debris similar in texture to wet concrete. Debris flows begin on steep slopes of more than 20 degrees. But they can continue to travel over much gentler ground that slopes at only 10 degrees. How far a debris flow can travel depends on how much debris it carries compared to the volume of water.
A debris flow often starts off as a translational slide, but the water and rubble mix as the slide moves downslope, forming a slurry that flows. Debris flows often leave a trail of rubble in their wake, forming distinctive ridges or levees. Debris flows range in size from 1m to 10m across, and may carry up to several cubic metres of debris.
One-off debris flows may occur on open hillsides, but repeated debris flows are more common below gullies. Debris cones form where repeated debris flows build up.
Many debris cones in the Highlands have periods of activity and quiet. To trigger them, suitable weather conditions are needed and enough mud and rock must have collected higher up in the gully floor. Creep is the slow downslope movement of material under gravity. It generally occurs over large areas. Solifluction is a mixture of creep and flow, which forms distinctive sheets, terraces and lobes of debris and boulders. Debris Definition: n. Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base.
Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction of anything; remains; ruins. Example Sentences: 1 The hypothesis was tested that plaque, as a complex soil comprising microorganisms, cell debris, salivary deposits and other ill-defined organic and inorganic components, would be susceptible to removal by a rinse with high detersive action.
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