Articles | Volume 382
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-382-571-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-382-571-2020
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22 Apr 2020
Pre-conference publication |  | 22 Apr 2020

Factors that condition physical vulnerability to ground fracturing in Mexico City

Dora Carreon-Freyre, Raul I. Gutierrez-Calderon, Mariano Cerca, and Carlos F. Alcantara-Duran

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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.