I'm surprised this isn't common knowledge. In Richmond development is built on pilings that mitigate the risk of liquifaction. As the city continues to densify the land is becoming more stable over time.
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Some degree of liquefaction can occur during an earthquake depending on the location, size and duration of an earthquake. Some homes and buildings could settle and crack and roads and other surfaces could become uneven due to soil failure. The best geotechnical information available to date indicates that there are only limited areas that are at risk of liquefaction. All new structures in Richmond are built on densified or otherwise improved ground and use foundation systems such as piles or raft slabs that are specifically designed to eliminate or mitigate the risk of liquefaction
I'm surprised this isn't common knowledge. In Richmond development is built on pilings that mitigate the risk of liquifaction. As the city continues to densify the land is becoming more stable over time.
The real issue Vanman is the presence of fault lines locally around the coastline in question. If a given earthquake lowers the coastline (as seen in Earthquake Park, Alaska) flooding and the destruction of infrastructure will occur (no matter how much piling is used in construction).
I'm surprised this isn't common knowledge. In Richmond development is built on pilings that mitigate the risk of liquifaction. As the city continues to densify the land is becoming more stable over time.
Not pilings, raft slabs. Either way most major projects will be just fine.
Single family homes and older low rise developments might be a little more at risk though.
........I am happy to know that god is not only "right wing" but has the power to save human development/wealthy investors from that deadly demon...........mother nature!
Last edited by Caliplanner1; Sep 14, 2016 at 11:18 PM.
So basically all of Richmond is a high danger for liquefaction.
Somebody mentioned earlier nobody is concerned about it, but I know at least two people who work in Richmond who deliberately chose not to live there for that reason. Fact is until the big one hits, nobody really knows how the soil will behave.
So basically all of Richmond is a high danger for liquefaction.
Somebody mentioned earlier nobody is concerned about it, but I know at least two people who work in Richmond who deliberately chose not to live there for that reason. Fact is until the big one hits, nobody really knows how the soil will behave.
All this politically motivated apathy/pro development rhetoric in Richmond is expected. What honestly do people expect of the powers-that-be in Richmond?? These Richmond politicians/urban planners and city fathers need investors to be confident in the security of their investment dollars there......so it's just common sense to put out news bites/propaganda that promotes the seismic safety of Richmond!
Maybe it's a separate project by someone else?
(i.e. a more advanced project?)
Google maps shows River Road being straight.
That curved line is the former railway RoW - not sure if it's slated for a road (?)
or maybe it's already a road (looks preloaded) that lines up with jagged Corvette Way (?).
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