Scientists say a major quake is long overdue along the southern stretch of the San Andreas fault which runs right through the Coachella Valley. But many desert residents are unaware of liquefaction ...

So far, liquefaction-related damage has been frequently reported around the world. A research team (Dr. Han, Jin-Tae, Dr. Kim, Jongkwan) at KICT’s Department of Geotechnical Engineering Research ...

New hazard maps for communities from San Jose to Palo Alto in Northern California delineate the probability of earthquake-induced liquefaction, based on three scenarios: a magnitude 7.8 on the San ...

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Liquefaction is a phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking or other rapid loading. Liquefaction can cause major damage during an earthquake. In this ...

Pegging the steep slopes of Montara Mountain and the Santa Cruz Mountains as areas where earthquake-induced landslides could occur, new Seismic Hazard Zone maps released by the California Department ...

Homes throughout south Orange County could be heavily damaged by liquefaction or landslides in a major earthquake, according to maps released Thursday by the state Department of Conservation. The maps ...

Keywords: Liquefaction remediation. Silty soils. Dynamic compaction (DC). Vibro-stone columns (SC). Hazard mitigation. Saturated sands. Non-plastic sands ...

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