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Los Angeles, A City of Faults

Los Angeles: A City of Faults. Los Angeles, A City of Faults. Matt Rieman. Faults in Los Angeles. Effect on Infrastructure. Freeways cross faults in many locations creating potential risk.

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Los Angeles, A City of Faults

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  1. Los Angeles: A City of Faults Los Angeles, A City of Faults Matt Rieman

  2. Faults in Los Angeles

  3. Effect on Infrastructure • Freeways cross faults in many locations creating potential risk. • Collapse of freeway bridges during the Northridge earthquake caused widespread recognition of the hazard.

  4. - Faults run throughout the LA basin Blind thrust faults such as the Puente Hills fault are particularly dangerous -Skyscrapers are not designed for all possible motions and still have the potential to collapse during specific (and uncommon) motions

  5. Another Result of Faulting • Oil can become trapped along faults • Yet seepage can also occur along faults • Tar pits- Caused by oil seeping up along a fault and degrading to asphalt

  6. References: • 405 Traffic. 2012. MNG Interactive. Photograph. Web. 20 Jun 2013. Uuuuuuu iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii<http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site200/2012/0615/2012061 5__405_traffic_01.JPG>. • Elle, Alli. Texture 79. Photograph. Deviant Art. Web. 20 Jun 2013. <http://couch-and- uuuuuuucanvas.deviantart.com/art/Texture-79-159359821>. • La Brea Tar Pits March 2010. Photograph. Web. 20 Jun 2013. uuuuuuu<http://www.thegypsiestownsend.com/2011/03/la-brea-tar-pits-march-iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii2010.html>. • Los Angeles Skyline. Photograph. Web. 20 Jun 2013. Uuuuuuu<http://www.thewallpapers.org/photo/17314/los_angeles_skyline-003.jpg>. • Northridge Earthquake. Photograph. Natural Disaster Atlas of the United States. Web. 20 uuuuuuuuJun2013.<http://naturaldisasteratlas.weebly.com/uploads/5/1/2/3/5123992/ 938 6727_orig.jpg>. • Sheibley, Mari. LA at Night. 2012. Photograph. Web. 20 Jun 2013. <http://www.marisheibley.com/post/19185422109/3-11-12-la-at-night>. • Weber, Betsy. La Brea Tar Pits. 2010. Photograph. Flickr. Web. 20 Jun 2013. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/betsyweber/5301040950/>.

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