Editing Angle of repose (section)

== Applications of theory ==
[[File:TalusConesIsfjorden.jpg|thumb|280px|Talus cones on north shore of [[Isfjord (Svalbard)|Isfjord]], [[Svalbard]], [[Norway]], showing angle of repose for coarse [[sediment]]]]

The angle of repose is sometimes used in the design of equipment for the processing of particulate solids. For example, it may be used to design an appropriate [[chute (gravity)|hopper]] or [[silo]] to store the material, or to size a [[conveyor belt]] for transporting the material. It can also be used in determining whether or not a slope (of a stockpile, or uncompacted gravel bank, for example) would likely collapse; the [[scree|talus]] slope is derived from angle of repose and represents the steepest slope a pile of granular material can take. This angle of repose is also crucial in correctly calculating [[slope stability|stability]] in vessels.

It is also commonly used by [[Mountaineering|mountaineers]] as a factor in analysing [[avalanche]] danger in mountainous areas.{{citation needed |date=December 2016}}