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Soil liquefaction. Soil liquefaction, also called earthquake liquefaction, ground failure or loss of strength that causes otherwise solid soil to behave temporarily as a viscous liquid. The phenomenon occurs in water-saturated unconsolidated soils affected by seismic S waves (secondary waves), which cause ground vibrations during earthquakes. Although earthquake shock is the best known cause of liquefaction, certain construction practices, including blasting and soil compaction and vibroflotation (which uses a vibrating probe to change the grain structure of the surrounding soil), produce this phenomenon intentionally. Poorly drained fine-grained soils such as sandy, silty, and gravelly soils are the most susceptible to liquefaction. Courtesy of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. For more information (source): - www.britannica.com/science/soil-liquefaction - California Watch research #soilmechanics #soilliquefaction #liquefaction #earthquake #mining #ground #failure #groundfailure #geology #geotechnics #geologia #civilengineering #drain #sand #silt #gravel #soil #saturedsoil #architecture #engineering #geotecnia #geotechnical #knowledge #science #foundation #cimientos #mecanicadesuelos #mechanical #unevenground #ingenieria https://www.instagram.com/p/B526hVBF7pf/?igshid=hjs36eeqsdd5