Engineering and Environmental Geology of the Indian Wells Valley Area.

Abstract

The IWV area of southeastern California, is affected by several geologic and geotechnical hazards and problems. These include seismic activity, a limited ground-water resource, flooding, poor soil conditions, slope instability, liquefaction susceptibility, a locally high ground-water table, sewage and toxic waste disposal, and the potential for volcanic activity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 06, 1987
Accession Number
ADA191288

Entities

People

  • John Zellmer

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • California
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Fish
  • Flood Damage
  • Floods
  • Gases
  • Geology
  • Groundwater
  • Habitats
  • Hydrogen
  • Water
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.