In earthquake-prone areas like Japan, there is a need for better prediction of soil stability to mitigate liquefaction risks. Towards this end, researchers have used machine learning models, including ...

A suburban street is covered with silt forced out of the ground by liquefaction on February 24, 2011 after a 6.3 earthquake devastated the city of Christchurch two days earlier. Photo by AFP/Getty ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

During the next big quake, a phenomenon called liquefaction might cause buildings in low-lying areas of the Bay Area to partly sink, perhaps even below water level, while seemingly rigid steel-frame ...

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 ...