Which outcome is most likely when urban infrastructure crosses a major transform fault zone?

💡 Explanation

When infrastructure crosses a transform fault, strike-slip motion will occur because horizontal sliding along the fault causes differential ground movement. Therefore, offsetting and rupture result, rather than subsidence, weathering, or landslides which require other conditions like fluid extraction, chemical reactions, or slope instability.

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