Research Article| July 01, 2012 Dynamics of dilative slope failure Yao You; Yao You Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78713, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter Flemings; Peter Flemings Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78713, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David Mohrig David Mohrig Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78713, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2012) 40 (7): 663–666. https://doi.org/10.1130/G32855.1 Article history received: 23 Sep 2011 rev-recd: 13 Feb 2012 accepted: 15 Feb 2012 first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Yao You, Peter Flemings, David Mohrig; Dynamics of dilative slope failure. Geology 2012;; 40 (7): 663–666. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G32855.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Breaching is a style of retrogressive subaqueous slope failure controlled by dilation and consequent pore pressure drop; it has the potential to generate turbidity currents that build thick successions of turbidites. we present pore pressure measurements made during breaching failure, as well as a physical model that shows how the pore pressure field within the failing deposit is connected to the erosion rate associated with the failure surface. we show that breaching can occur in any dilative granular material. conditions for breaching could be common on the continental shelf, making it an important mechanism in transferring sediment into the deep ocean. a dynamic equilibrium exists between the slope failure and the pore pressure dissipation during breaching. this equilibrium leads to a way to estimate the rate of sediment release from breaching using a simple material property, the coefficient of consolidation. contrary to previous work, we find that the erosion rate is independent of the dilation of the deposit due to the coupling between erosion and pore pressure dissipation. the equilibrium between the erosion and pore pressure dissipation decouples the steady-state pore pressure field from the permeability of the deposit; this is the first time this behavior has been recognized in sediment failures. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.