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Factors that condition physical vulnerability to ground fracturing in Mexico City
Dora Carreon-Freyre
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México, Santiago de Querétaro, PC 76230, Mexico
Raul I. Gutierrez-Calderon
Coordinación de Evaluación de Riesgo, Iztapalapa, Mexico City, PC 09000, Mexico
Mariano Cerca
Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México, Santiago de Querétaro, PC 76230, Mexico
Carlos F. Alcantara-Duran
Coordinación de Evaluación de Riesgo, Iztapalapa, Mexico City, PC 09000, Mexico
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Short summary
Subsidence damage in Mexico City and risks for urban infrastructure and inhabitants have important mitigation costs. In this work, we develop a methodology for the estimation of physical vulnerability of the geological media to fracture. Factors conditioning the localization of deformation are analyzed using a deterministic approach. Physical variables were mapped, measured and integrated into a database to estimate a vulnerability index to fracturing (VIF), useful for decision making.
Subsidence damage in Mexico City and risks for urban infrastructure and inhabitants have...