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liquifaction
Soil liquefaction
liquefaction
Violent shaking can cause certain soils to flow. The shaking results from a nearby earthquake.
Liquefaction
Earthquake shaking that turns solid water saturated soil to liquid mud is called "liquefaction".However no amount of earthquake shaking can turn loose dry soil or even loose damp soil to liquid mud, the soil must already be water saturated to undergo liquefaction. Solid water saturated soil is never loose, it is typically as hard as concrete!
There are a few ways this can happen. First, earthquakes are associated with movement along faults. This movement can alter the surface terrain. The shaking of an earthquake can also cause wet soil and sediment to behave like a liquid.
This causes the land to dismantle and makes it unstable. Unstable land might lead to damage to property.
Water-saturated soil and rock become liquid
Water-saturated soil and rock become liquid
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