ABSTRACT

Soil-creep is widely spreaded with the exception of some areas. The article is to generalize results of soil-creep study. The slow displacement was widely studied in Russia. The net of field stationeries including various natural conditions was formed there. The history of soil-creep studying in Russia, main methods are considered. Factors (zonal, local) influencing on the soil-creep are characterized. Basing on soil-creep velocities the conclusion about zonal character of soil-creep intensity changing was made. The maximum speed value is measured in the forest steppe zone (in average 3–20 mm/yr). Creeping covers the superficial layers of 120–130 cm depth in average.