Liquefaction 13
Liquefaction 13 :
The complete failure of soils when soils lose shear strength and flow horizontally during earthquakes. Liquefaction is most likely to occur in fine-grained sands and silts with high water content. These materials behave like viscous fluids when liquefaction occurs. Liquefaction undermines the ground's ability to solidly support building structures. Foundations on liquefiable soils can lose their ability to support load and can experience settlement approximately several inches or more. This situation is extremely hazardous and generally results in extreme property damage and threats to life and safety. Differential settlement can cause significant damage to buildings, lifelines, and transportation structures with partial or total collapse
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