image: Soil liquefaction is a ground response during earthquakes in which the ground turns from solid into a fluid medium similar to quicksand and detrimental to structures. The 2010 Canterbury ...

For the calculation of regional liquefaction resistance, the team used the database of the geotechnical information portal built by KICT. It then rendered the 3D liquefaction hazard map by visualizing ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Some might say the Willamette River defines the city of Portland. Its flowing water attracts boaters, fishers, and swimmers by the thousands every year and its beauty draws ...

Christchurch resident Martin Howman was not shy about detonating 900 pounds of gelignite explosives under the homes of his former neighbors. For a long time he was one of the few people still living ...

During strong earthquakes, when the ground is loose and saturated, the ground can become fluid. This process is known as liquefaction, and while it may seem like a perhaps unnerving curiosity in the ...

“The rocks themselves are telling us this is an important process,” Stanford geophysicist Eric Dunham said in a 2020 interview, speaking of the mysterious precursors faults emit before they slip. Over ...

The earthquake and tsunami that affected Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Friday has, to date, killed nearly 1,350 people, a number that’s expected to rise even further as time goes on. It’s safe to say ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Some might say the Willamette River defines the city of Portland. Its flowing water attracts boaters, fishers, and swimmers by the thousands every year and its beauty draws ...