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12345 [234]
3 years ago
5

What is soil liquefaction?

Geography
2 answers:
kirill115 [55]3 years ago
7 0
Soil liquefaction describes a phenomenon whereby a saturated or partially saturated  substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to an applied stress, usually earthquake shaking or other sudden change in stress condition, causing it to behave like a liquid.

lana [24]3 years ago
5 0

when loose, saturated soil turns into liquid that can’t support buildings

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