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 ...

(Reuters) - Liquefied soil caused numerous buildings to collapse in the Indonesian city of Palu after Friday's magnitude 7.5 earthquake, which has killed more than 800 people. Here's a brief ...

Floating on land: this storm drain was pushed up through the road in Christchurch by liquefaction caused by the 2010 Canterbury earthquake. (Courtesy: Martin Luff/CC BY-SA 2.0) Contrary to ...

LNG technology serves as a cornerstone for expanding the reach of natural gas to regions beyond pipeline networks, enabling transport via ship, truck, or rail. While large-scale LNG export terminals ...

Question: My family is interested in purchasing a townhome or condominium by a marina so we can dock our boat. Someone we know is moving from the marina because of rising homeowner association dues ...

Granular materials, like sand, appear like a solid, but under certain circumstances they can suddenly behave like a liquid. How this exactly happens is still a physical mystery. Water can play a role, ...

In April 2021, a video showing two women running across a field of wobbly, water-like grass was widely circulated on social media along with the caption "soil liquefaction." This is a genuine video.

Rivers of soil swept away entire neighborhoods in Indonesia following a powerful earthquake last week that also generated a tsunami in a disaster that has killed at least 1,407 people. Experts say the ...