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Articles | Volume 372
Articles | Volume 372
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-372-291-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-372-291-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 372
12 Nov 2015
 | 12 Nov 2015

Continuous monitoring of an earth fissure in Chino, California, USA – a management tool

M. C. Carpenter

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Instruments buried across an earth-fissure zone in Chino, California since 2011 show opening during pumping and closing during recovery of about 30% of the lowest estimate of the threshold for major fissure opening. Continuous measurements of horizontal strain, water-level fluctuations, and subsidence can provide a real-time management tool to restrict pumping if strain approaches the lower limit of strain-at-failure or a stress-strain curve deviates from the previous mostly elastic regimen.
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