Location
New York, New York
Date
16 Apr 2004, 8:00am - 9:30am
Abstract
In this work the origin and the causes of the earth fissures activation are discussed. They have appeared frequently in Ciudad Guzman (Guzman City). This city is located in a transition zone between basal rock elevations and the southeastern edge of the Graven of Zapotlan which is part of the Graven of Colima. The appearance of fissures produces damages such as: settlements and fractures in buildings, breakage and displacement of pipes for sanitary drainage, water and telephonical network, crackings and settlements in pavements, etc. Finally, four typical cases of fissure aparition and their consequences are presented. A serie of recommendation that have been implemented in order to mitigate the damaged caused by this phenomenon are commented.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
5th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2004 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Corona, Enrique Padilla, "Geotechnical Analysis of the Formation of Earth Fissures at Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco" (2004). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 2.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/5icchge/session06/2
Geotechnical Analysis of the Formation of Earth Fissures at Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco
New York, New York
In this work the origin and the causes of the earth fissures activation are discussed. They have appeared frequently in Ciudad Guzman (Guzman City). This city is located in a transition zone between basal rock elevations and the southeastern edge of the Graven of Zapotlan which is part of the Graven of Colima. The appearance of fissures produces damages such as: settlements and fractures in buildings, breakage and displacement of pipes for sanitary drainage, water and telephonical network, crackings and settlements in pavements, etc. Finally, four typical cases of fissure aparition and their consequences are presented. A serie of recommendation that have been implemented in order to mitigate the damaged caused by this phenomenon are commented.
