Steel Rebar. Reinforcing bar, or rebar, is a common steel bar that is hot rolled and is used widely in the construction industry, especially for concrete reinforcement.
These flows generally occur during periods of intense rainfall or rapid snow melt. They usually start on steep hillsides as shallow landslides that liquefy and accelerate to speeds that are typically about 10 miles per hour, but can exceed 35 miles per hour. The consistency of debris flows ranges from watery mud to thick, rocky mud that can carry large items such as boulders, trees, and cars.
Oso landslide hit fast, hard and with no warning. The massive landslide that killed at least 27 people and destroyed over two dozen homes in Oso, Wash., came without warning. There were 17 slides before it was over.