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 3: Photograph of parallel, linear heave features associated with heaving bedrock. Heaving bedrock has caused extensive damage in this neighborhood, which overlies near-surface Pierre shale. 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