Hazards
February 10, 2011
Hazardous Soils in Colorado
This educational video, produced in 2011, explores the various problems that arise from hazardous soil conditions — expansive, collapsible/compressible, hydrocompactive,…
Hazards
February 10, 2011
This educational video, produced in 2011, explores the various problems that arise from hazardous soil conditions — expansive, collapsible/compressible, hydrocompactive,…
Hazards
June 19, 1995
by Jon White Manitou Springs occupies a narrow valley where Fountain Creek emerges from the foothills northeast of Pikes Peak and west of Colorado Springs. The valley slopes are composed of interbedded resistant sandstone and conglomerates (i.e., gravelly sandstone), and weaker mudstones and shale. The outcropping sandstone is most prevalent on the steeper slopes on the north side of the valley.