Slab avalanches, which account for around 90 % of avalanche-related fatalities, form when the application of dynamic forces causes catastrophic structural failure inside a weakness below a slab of snow.

Modern applications of continuously supported track include Balfour Beatty's ' Embedded Slab Track ' which uses a rounded rectangular rail profile ( BB14072 ) embedded in a slipformed ( or pre-cast ) concrete base ( development 2000s ), the ' Embedded Rail Structure ', used in the Netherlands since 1976, initially used a conventional UIC 54 rail embedded in concrete, later developed ( late 1990s ) to use a ' mushroom ' shaped SA42 rail profile ; a version for light rail using a rail supported in an asphalt concrete filled steel trough has also been developed ( 2002 ).

He held his own during the Joker's " Last Laugh " riot and was promoted to Warden of the Slab, which had by then been relocated to Antarctica.

Flat Crag includes the Great Slab, a remarkable tilted sheet of rock which looks exactly how it sounds.

Located just east of State Route 111, the entrance to Slab City is easily recognized by the colorful Salvation Mountain, a small hill approximately three stories high which is entirely covered in acrylic paint, concrete and adobe and festooned with Bible verses.

* Slab City is described in Marisa Silver's novel The God of War, first published in 2008, about a family which lives in Bombay Beach on the edge of the Salton Sea.

PSL helped remove the Marvel Slab Dam in partnership with many other organizations, which helped a large portion of the river return to its natural, free flowing state.

Another newspaper is The Daily Slab ( which usually ended up clobbering Fred after being " delivered " by Arnold the Newsboy ).

Some of the well known ones are Mun ( 4610 m ) near Dharamshala, Manimahesh Kailash ( मण ि मह े श क ै ल ा श ) ( 6638 m ) in the sacred Manimahesh region, Gaurjunda ( 4946 m ), near the Talang pass, which is also commonly referred to as the ' Dhauladhar Matterhorn ', Christmas ( 4581 m ), Toral ( 4686 m ), Dromedary ( 4553 m ), Riflehorn ( 4400 m ), Lantern ( 5100 m ), Arthur's Seat ( 4525 m ), Camel ( 4520 m ), Slab ( 4570 m ) and several other named and unnamed peaks.

The 11th-century Saxon Church of England parish church of St Mary Magdalene contains a tombstone called the Slayer's Slab, which is supposed to be from the tomb of the dragonslayer.

Aware of the distress which would be caused by permanent closure of the quarry Sir Haydn bought the lot himself in 1911 for £ 5250, and became the sole owner of what became the Abergynolwyn Slate and Slab Company.

Slab avalanches form frequently in new snow, wind deposited snow, and, less frequently, in old snow, and have the characteristic appearance of a block of snow cut out from its surroundings by fractures.

Slab track is significantly more cost-effective in tunnel sections, since the lower track height reduces the cross-sectional area of the tunnel, thereby reducing construction costs by up to 30 %.

* Slab City, a camp near Niland in the Colorado Desert in southeastern California, used by recreational vehicle owners and squatters from across North America

When the Joker is told he is dying by his doctor, he unleashes Joker juice on the inmates at the Slab, causing a breakout.

* The Ovulator: The boys discover that there is a shortage of beef and they send Slab out to rectify the situation, as he is the only one not affected by the lack of beef in his system.

Slab City or The Slabs ( located at ) is a snowbird campsite in the Colorado Desert in southeastern California, used by recreational vehicle owners and squatters from across North America.

East Jesus is an experimental, habitable, extensible artwork in progress since 2006 begun by the late Charles Stephen Russell in Slab City, California.

* The video for " Fourth of July " by Shooter Jennings is partially set at Slab City.

* In the music video ' Santo Domingo ' by Jon Fratelli, Fratelli is shown walking through Slab City.

* Slab City featured in the music video for the track " Everyday " by the dubstep artist Rusko.

* East Jesus, the Range and other parts of Slab City are featured in the music video for the track " Honda Prius " by the band Manhattan Murder Mystery.

The Cabinet War Rooms office-bedroom of Brendan Bracken, Churchill's Ministry of Information ( United Kingdom ) | Minister of Information. On 22 October 1940, during the Blitz bombing campaign against Britain, it was decided to increase the protection of the Cabinet War Rooms by the installation of a massive layer of concrete known as ' the Slab '.

Up to 5 feet ( 1. 5 metres ) thick, the Slab was progressively extended and by spring 1941 the increased protection had enabled the Cabinet War Rooms to expand to three times their original size.

The church with Slab of Orants was replaced in 13th century by bigger, three-aisled basilica.

Determined to endure these disgraceful places no longer, a large body of disguised Atlantans moved against Slab Town by night.

* The Slab published by IDW Publishing, ( 2003 )

* Still Life ( Byrne play ), a play in the Slab Boys Trilogy by John Byrne

But the plan fails and Logia goes to hell again after Dailogian is damaged by Daisazer, found by Belzeus who offers him another chance by increasing his power and reviving Logia in return for the Crystal Slab by taking Mika and Professor Horiguchi as hostages to force Tenma to hand deliver it to him alone.

It is believed that early settlers in Middleton came from Slab Town, a small settlement about three miles north.

Supplies can be purchased in nearby Niland, California, located about four miles ( 5 km ) to the southwest of Slab City.

* Slab City figures in Sue Grafton's mystery novel, " G " Is for Gumshoe, first published in 1990, about private investigator Kinsey Millhone.

*" CAB probes Slab Murphy ’ s UK property portfolio " A Times Online report about the Criminal Asset Bureau's investigation of a property folio belonging to Thomas ' Slab ' Murphy

In 1800, he dammed Slab Cabin Run and built the first of the mills that would eventually give the town its name.

Despite her seemingly carefree nature, she can be very serious and devoted and can tap into the Crystal Slab, eventually revealing the full story behind the Ancient War.

To that end, he creates supports to his claim by having using Logia to destroy Crystal Slab to hide the truth and Luka to resurrect the last Bosquito to give Warp Monarch to attack Earth in full fury.

* Slab ( casting ), a length of metal

Slab of Orants, lower panel, showing Casimir the Just with wife and son

* Slab City – A hamlet in the west part of the town on Route 15.

* Slab City – A location on County Road 35 is in the west part of the town and south of West Potsdam.

Slab track, System " FF Bögl " on Nuremberg-Munich high-speed rail line

This largely horizontal line contours around beneath many of Bowfell's most dramatic crags, finally reaching the summit via a rocky route known as the River of Boulders, running parallel to the Great Slab.

The Xinzhuang will be the first line in Taiwan to adopt Floating Slab Track ( FST ) construction techniques to decrease noise and vibration when a train passes.