Which risk increases when a pipeline is buried in an area undergoing active solifluction?

💡 Explanation

When solifluction occurs, a slow downslope movement of saturated soil and sediment results because freeze-thaw cycles reduce soil cohesion, increasing pressure on buried structures. Therefore shear stress risk to a pipeline increases rather than corrosion, thermal stress, or abrasion all of which depend on different environmental factors.

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