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Hayward fault deformation: Berkeley Memorial Stadium damage
texts and photos by Dimitris P. Zekkos
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The Memorial Stadium is located on top of the Hayward Fault trace. The steady
creep along the fault results in relative displacement of the two parts of the
stadium. Hayward fault creeps with a rate of approximately 1cm/year.

Figure 1 is a view of the Memorial Stadium
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Figure 2 shows the relative displacement of the two parts of the
stadium. The paper sheet is for scale.
Figure 3, shows the same relative displacement from the top.
Figure 4 is a view to the South from the Stadium. You can see the heave to
the left. The fault passes through the structure shown in the Figure which has
also a weak or soft story. (If you do not know what a weak story is click here
to see a case from the Athens '99 earthquake).
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