Implementing the California Earthquake Fault Zoning Act: A proposal for change

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-51

  Sexton, Christopher J ^a  

^a Geodynamics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Active fault; Alquist Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act; Engineering geology; Ground rupture mitigation

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; EARTHQUAKES; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; HAZARDS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; TECTONICS;

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; GROUND MOTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; MITIGATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42049103472     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gseegeosci.14.1.43     Document Type: Article

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