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Table of Contents

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• INTRODUCTION
• 1. LEVELING ANALYSIS
  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 Non-tectonic deformation: Subsidence
    • 1.2.1 Causes of subsidence in Los Angeles County
    • 1.2.2 Water fluctuations in Los Angeles County
    • 1.2.3 Subsidence in the San Fernando Valley and the Los Angeles Area
      • (1) Castaic via San Fernando and Los Angeles to San Pedro .
      • (3) Saugus via Route 126 to Fillmore .
      • (4) Moorpark via Route 118 to San Fernando .
      • (6) Fillmore via Moorpark to Thousand Oaks .
      • (7) Chatsworth via Devonshire and Balboa Boulevards to San Fernando.
      • (8) Chatsworth via Woodland Hills and Topanga Beach to Santa Monica.
      • (13) Woodland Hills via Ventura to Cahuenga Boulevards to Interstate-10.
      • (14) Santa Monica via Redondo Beach to San Pedro.
      • (15) Huntington Park to Buena Park.
  • 1.3 Leveling Error Analysis
    • 1.3.1 Random and systematic errors
      • Random errors.
      • Systematic errors.
    • 1.3.2 Error assignment
• 2. NUMERICAL MODELING OF THE EARTHQUAKE DEFORMATION
  • 2.1 Modeling Method
  • 2.2 Singular Value Decomposition Method
• 3. FINDINGS
  • 3.1 Surface deformation and slip distribution
  • 3.2 Anomalous bench marks in the Los Angeles basin
  • 3.3 Disturbance related to landslides and liquefaction
  • 3.4 Disturbance related to ground fractures
  • 3.5 Disturbance related to fault zone materials
  • 3.6 Change of flood plain boundaries
• 4. VALUE OF THE REPORT
• 5. RECOMMENDATIONS
• 6. REFERENCES
• APPENDIX I through VI
  

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