and materials that have been buried in the ground, like poisonous waste. Explain to students that heavy structures can suddenly sink or shift due to liquefaction, just as the sinker in the above ...

"The main objective of this project was to provide ground motion intensity measures for liquefaction triggering assessments," said Renmin Pretell, an assistant professor in Civil & Environmental ...

The January 1 Noto Peninsula Earthquake caused widespread liquefaction. Houses and roads sustained damage when loosely packed, waterlogged sediments at or near the ground surface lost their strength.

The phenomenon of rising or “floating” manholes is believed to be caused by ground liquefaction due to the earthquake. According to the water and sewerage bureau of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture ...

“Even us who experienced it find it hard to believe," recounted a victim of liquefaction ... WSJ reporters investigated on the ground. Photo: Reuters ...

In a 6.9 magnitude quake — the low end of what scientists estimate were reached during the 1886 quake — almost all of the Charleston peninsula would be subject to severe ground liquefaction ...

Here’s a brief explanation of liquefaction, how common it is, and where it is likely to happen. Liquefaction is a phenomenon where saturated sand and silt take on the characteristics of a liquid ...

UCHINADA, Ishikawa Prefecture--Liquefaction has caused severe and widespread damage here, with houses and roads tilting due to the ground heaving and sinking following the Jan. 1 earthquake.

Earthquakes really pose little direct danger to a person. People can't be shaken to death by an earthquake. Some movies show scenes with the ground suddenly opening up and people falling into fiery ...

promote measures to counter ground liquefaction and the like, and support the creation of a disaster-resilient society from a variety of perspectives. The results of their research will be reflected ...