Fault Lines
Fault Lines
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I am going to have to design a concrete parking lot on top of a fault line. Does anyone know of specific measures I need to take or resources where I can find out how to accommodate the fault line and protect the pavement and drainage systems?





RE: Fault Lines
Be curous to know what the geotechnical report recommends for the pavement section.
I don't imagine there is much of anything you can do if there is a sizeable seismic shift. You wouldn't be able to predict heave, subsidence or lateral shift (or combo of all three).
As far as the subsurface drainage, maybe use of a flexible pipe rather than ridgid pipe.
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1) is this a historically active fault?
2) what is the probability and risk of movement on the fault?
My guess is that since you are in Texas, the fault may not be active. Even if it is, large scale movement may only occur within a geologic timeframe. What is the creep rate and is it constant? Can it even be measured?
The probability of movement (other than creep) within the design life of the pavement is exceedingly low. The damage caused might be only minor. So the resulting risk is likely to be so low that any design accommodations may be a waste of time and money.
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