Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction, often described as the phenomena of seismic generation of excess porewater pressures and consequent softening of granular soils, is a leading cause of earthquake ...

During an earthquake, soil can weaken through subsidence and liquefaction. These processes can cause buildings to collapse as the soil becomes unable to support their weight. Researchers have now ...

Computer simulations are helping scientists and engineers improve predictions for liquefaction — a sometimes deadly earthquake effect where the soil loses its stiffness, thus toppling buildings and ...

Unlike the San Andreas Fault — one of the most heavily studied faults in the world — scientists know comparatively little ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagining the sight of solid ground transforming into a gooey flowing liquid, while small geysers surge floods of sandy water to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of another layer, called the mantle. The ...

SUMMERVILLE — The earth beneath Summerville has been unsettled in recent days. Since Feb. 3, three small-scale temblors have rattled the area around Flowertown. None of those events have cracked a ...

Last week, a plot of land in North Portland felt a shake, but not one caused by an earthquake, but instead by a machine known as T-Rex. Researchers with Portland State University were simulating a ...

Konstantinos Spyrakos, Professor of Earthquake-Resistant Structures at the National Technical University of Athens, speaking ...