Abstract: Tests were performed on dense and loose sand in a glass‐walled fault test box to investigate the shapes and locations of failure surfaces that may occur in alluvium overlying active dip‐slip faults. The experimental procedure ...

Abstract: The shapes and locations of failure surfaces in alluvium overlying active dip‐slip faults are studied on the basis of experiments performed in a fault test box. A simple model for predicting primary and secondary failure ...