Heaving-Bedrock Hazards, Mitigation, and Land-Use Policy - Front Range Piedmont, CO

Heaving-Bedrock Hazards, Mitigation,
and Land-Use Policy:
Front Range Piedmont, Colorado

DAVID C. NOE
Colorado Geological Survey, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 715, Denver, CO 80203


	FIGURE 2: Photograph of steeply dipping Pierre Shale in Jefferson County, Colorado. Steepling dipping bedrock is especially prone to differential heaving because of the large number of beds interescting the ground surface, with each bed having different composition and engineering properties. Back To "Heaving Bedrock")

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NOTE: This information is provided for general education only. For detailed information concerning reactive soils, you should always contact a geo-technical firm.

Heaving-Bedrock Hazards, Mitigation, and Land-Use Policy: Front Range Piedmont, Colorado

Heaving-Bedrock Hazards, Mitigation,
and Land-Use Policy:
Front Range Piedmont, Colorado