How do I choose the right building site?

Lot type

Geology, topography, geomorphology

Favourable locations

Stabilized bedrock, firm soils, open, level, dense, uniform medium-hard soils, etc.

disadvantageous location

Weak soils, liquefied soils, bar-shaped protruding mountain passes, high isolated hills, non-rocky steep slopes, edges of riverbanks and slopes, and soils with apparently uneven genesis, lithology, and condition on the plane of distribution (e.g., old river channels, loosely faulted fracture zones, buried ponds and valleys, and half-filled, half-excavated foundations).

hazardous area

Areas where landslides, avalanches, subsidence, cracks, mudslides, etc. may occur during earthquakes, and where surface dislocations may occur on earthquake-induced rupture zones.