Post by doctorwho on Mar 14, 2008 13:01:58 GMT -6
jb said:
sleeplessinnpvl said:
I am going to show my ignorance and lack of knowledge about CAlifornia so someone please correct me if I am wrong. Could CA be a bit worried about building on gas lines because of earthquakes? We already know IL doesn't have laws concerning this-what about the other 48 states?
I guess I would be more concerned about this if 50% or more of our country is concerned about this or if we were the only state in the US to not have laws about this. But just because it's California.....(I will keep my thoughts about CA to myself). But couldn't that really be because of earthquakes? I know we are on a fault too but I'm just wondering.
I think that could be a part of it, but not all of CA is on a fault. I think they've just thought ahead and decided not to place schools near things that go boom. If you look at the code, they are also concerned about railroad derailments and the effect on underground pipes.
there's a 'little' thing called the New Madrid fault also --
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-E-NwMdrdFltS.html
I actually used to carry Earthquake insurance on my home- when I moved in it was $4/yr - went up to $32/yr - then Allstate decided not to offer any more. If the risk for foundation type damage is fairly significnat- I would imagine underground facilities could be a concern as well.
www.authorsden.com/visit/viewArticle.asp?id=16661
California doesn't get the soil temperature variances we get here - and other natural isssues like tornados do not exist there either...