The engineers who built the Vaiont Reservoir in Italy should have anticipated the possibility of a ________ because the valley in which the dam was located had hillsides made of sedimentary rock that tilted downslope toward the reservoir.
A) translational slide
B) rotational slide
C) lahar
D) debris avalanche

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The engineers should have anticipated a translational slide because the sedimentary rock layers tilted downslope towards the reservoir, which is a condition conducive to translational sliding.

The Engineers Who Built the Vaiont Reservoir in Italy Should