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1 Closer view of slide cracks in high fill in Salt Lake City subdivision. Note housing density downslope.Image
2 Fault trace revealed in the foundation excavation for the building depicted in the preceding photograph (p1274n092).Image
3 Slide of fill material in high, steep fill slope on Salt Lake City's North Bench.Image
4 Multistory apartment house sitting astride the East Bench Fault of the Wasatch Fault Zone in Salt Lake City.Image
5 Sandbagging of Big Cottonwood Creek to confine its flow. Bridge was temporary, to span floodwaters.Image
6 Big Cottonwood Creek flooding in Salt Lake City. Numerous houses along its banks were flooded in 1952.1952Image
7 Hillside subdivision in landslide terrain. Terrain in background has slid in the past. Instrument for measuring ground displacement is housed in box in foreground. White rain gage sits atop instrument housing.Image
8 Damage to a major edifice in Salt Lake City resulted from differential settling of the two portions of the building. Arrow points to zone of distress which extends to foundation level. Note that window frames are askew.Image
9 Steep, high, artificial fill slopes in or near the Wasatch Fault Zone. Downslope from these fills lie dense residential developments. Atop these fills are residences. How may these earth materials be expected to react to seismic vibrations?Image
10 Flooding from snow runoff, mouth of Weber Canyon. Weber River has overtopped its normal channel banks and covers its flood plain. Periodically, structures situated on this flood plain become inundated. Note: ancient Lake Bonneville terraces may be seen on the mountain front.Image
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