Effects of Soil Liquefaction on Structures

When water-saturated, mostly cohesion-less soil whose shear strength is reduced to zero due to pore water pressure produced by vibration during an earthquake causes soil to soil boil and such soil is liquefied. For more information about Soil Liquefaction see original article about Soil Liquefaction. The drastic and sever damaging effects of soil liquefaction will … Read more

Causes of Liquefaction of Soil

You might have been to a beach or near a river bank, have you ever noticed the cohesion-less sands there? I am currently working in a project which is in a mountain range with river crossing through and is actually construction of a dam, during my travelling so many times I have witnessed people that … Read more