Is it possible to resist the faults of the earth's crust and prevent it from breaking?

There are several ways to prevent ground faults from shaking. According to most geologists, what causes the fault to rupture and the strong value of the fault and the release of energy from the center of the earthquake from the fault and the L-waves or the law of the earth's cycle, is the pressure of more than millions of faults on the fault. years. And most importantly, the infiltration of water, moisture and cold into the faults happens mostly in the cold seasons of the year, such as autumn, winter and spring, as well as in the early morning and night. And it causes the energy inside them to be released, and check this in the time series of several years of earthquakes, we understand the reason for the cold and water penetration into the faults, especially at night and early in the morning when the weather gets colder. This rupture of the faults is more in the early morning and most of the earthquakes occur in the early morning and from 4 am to 6 am or from 9 pm to 2 am. Underground and fault is easier. And now geologists have realized that man himself can create earthquakes in 3 or 4 ways, i.e. artificial earthquakes. For example, in the faults and in the parts where there is displacement in the folded layers of the earth, by digging wells and injecting water pressure into these wells, it penetrates the layers inside the fault and causes the release of soil. be. The energy and rupture of the fault was created and the center of the artificial earthquake was created so that it would not move too much and prevent continuous shaking. By filling it with reinforced concrete, it becomes like a nail in the ground, which can prevent defects from breaking, because it is also mentioned in the Holy Quran. that mountains are like nails on the earth because mountains prevent the earth from shaking and we humans can create artificial nails on the earth and prevent the creation of faults and it is not only nature that has nails like mountains, Humans can cause defects. It strengthens the nails and prevents them from constantly shaking. Of course, this test was conducted by geologists in the Texas region of America in 1946 in the Texas region of America, when the oil well was at a shallow depth and they had to drill a well next to the oil well. Injection of water or a solution of water and salt. cause the well oil to rise. After a while they saw; An earthquake occurred in the Texas region of America for a week, and after that, geologists realized that the injection of salt and water solution in the anticline region of this region, where there was also a fault, caused the faults to rupture and created an artificial. Earthquake in the region and the release of energy and this earthquake shows that humans can also cause earthquakes. Of course, earthquakes can be caused by other methods, one is like a bomb explosion on a fault. Like the bomb explosion in Mallard Karaj region in Alborz province in 1377 at 2:00 pm Tahir, 5 provinces that were on the Masha fault shook and everyone felt it because with the explosion of this bomb that was used for testing in the military area, it suddenly exploded. and took responsibility. They were killed and injured, but because it was on the Masha fault, and this fault starts from about 400 kilometers from Abiq Qazvin and continues to the north of Semnan, it caused the fault to vibrate and release. energy, and perhaps there are other ways to rupture the fault, for example by using many dams in the area of ​​faults and folds of the earth where there are depressions and anticlines. Because the dams intensify the infiltration of water into the ground. Of course, other methods have also been proposed, such as the use of waste and sewage, which causes further destruction of the environment, because burying waste and sewage in fault locations, despite the presence of water, leads to further destruction of the environment on the ground. Therefore, it is possible to break the fault and create and sew strong concrete and cement in it. But all this is a theory, no country has done this yet and it is only a theory.

Anurag Tiwari added a reply

3 hours ago

If I am not wrong, your concern is seismic energy release due to a fault breaking. It this context it is not practically possible to make a geological fault completely resistant to breaking or to entirely prevent seismic energy release. The forces involved in tectonic plate movements are immense and operate on a global scale, making it unfeasible to stop fault movement altogether.

However, there are some strategies that can potentially influence fault behavior and reduce the risk of large, sudden seismic energy releases:

  • Induced seismicity: In some cases, controlled, small-scale release of stress through methods like fluid injection might help prevent larger earthquakes. This is a controversial and complex approach, still being studied.
  • Fault lubrication: Theoretically, lubricating a fault could allow for more gradual slippage, potentially reducing the buildup of stress that leads to large earthquakes. This is largely theoretical and not practically implemented.
  • Stress transfer: Techniques to transfer stress away from critical areas of a fault are being researched, but are not yet practically applicable on a large scale.
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