Updated liquefaction maps are now available for Te Puke, showing how properties could be affected during a large earthquake. According to Western Bay of Plenty District Council, l ...

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 ...

Some earthquakes can cause the ground to behave like a thick liquid. Soil liquefaction is a leading cause of earthquake damage worldwide. Have you ever wiggled your feet in wet sand at the beach? As ...

This research experimentally investigates how rainfall infiltration and earthquake shaking interact to trigger liquefaction and permanent ground deformation in slopes composed of granular soils. While ...

Soil liquefaction—the process where saturated soil loses its structure and transforms to a fluid-like state—can have devastating outcomes, as evidenced by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.

This map depicts the predicted types of soil in Tokyo with an unprecedented level of detail. Such maps are essential for urban planning and earthquake risk assessment, as they reveal areas that are ...

Yingqing Qiu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering at Santa Clara University (SCU). She received her Ph.D. in Geotechnical Earthquake ...

Stressing the urgent need for earthquake-resilient urban planning, Neelima Satyam Devarakonda, Institute Chair Professor of Civil Engineering at IIT Indore, has highlighted the importance ...

Last year, the City of Eugene rejected the transloading facility, which proposed a site where rail cars would transfer renewable diesel and ethanol to trucks that would deliver the fuels within the ...