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Download Solution PDFDip fault is a fault plane
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UPSC ESE (Prelims) Civil Engineering 19 Feb 2023 Official Paper
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Option 1 : parallel to the dip of beds
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Dip fault:
- Runs parallel to the dip of the bed, cut across the strike of the bed.
Important Points Strike fault:
- Strike of the fault essentially parallel to the strike of the adjacent bed.
Bedding fault :
- It is the fault that is parallel to the bedding of the rock i.e. Displacement along or parallel to a bedding plane.
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