Skip to main content

Define fault

Short answer

A fault is a fracture in the rock mass along which the two blocks have moved relative to each other, parallel to the fracture surface. Displacement can range from millimeters to hundreds of kilometers.

Define fault.

A fault is a fracture in the rock mass along which the two blocks have moved relative to each other, parallel to the fracture surface. The displacement may be a few millimetres to hundreds of kilometres.

✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)

All Engineering Geology I chapter 5 questions →