If you do not know what a liquefaction zone is, then you probably are not concerned if your home is in a liquefaction zone. However, if you own a home or want to purchase a home in the San Francisco ...

The earthquake shook up saturated earth beneath the city of Palu causing it to flow like liquid, scientists believe Dramatic footage has emerged from the city of Palu on the Indonesian island of ...

Soil liquefaction, a destructive phenomenon occurring during earthquakes, has traditionally been associated with undrained conditions near the earthquake epicenter. However, new research conducted by ...

No one knows exactly when or where an earthquake will strike. But computer simulations are helping scientists and engineers improve predictions for liquefaction—a sometimes deadly earthquake effect ...

PADADA, Davao del Sur, Philippines — Science Undersecretary Renato Solidum stressed the need to follow the building code in putting up structures in areas like this town identified by experts to be ...

Soil liquefaction – a natural, destructive phenomenon accompanying earthquakes – has traditionally been associated with undrained conditions near the earthquake epicenter. But new research conducted ...

A Selwyn District Council report on liquefaction has been released to give residents, property owners and the building sector an understanding of new building requirements following the Canterbury ...

The latest changes to the Building Code will support safer and more resilient buildings on liquefaction-prone ground, and make it easier to build steel framed housing, says Dave Robson, Manager of ...

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, ...