Handbook on liquefaction remediation of reclaimed land

Loose sandy deposits sometimes change into a liquid state during earthquakes. This is called liquefaction and poses a serious problem in waterfront areas. When the sandy deposits liquefy, structures built on those deposits are seriously affected; for example, heavy structures settle and light buried...

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Corporate Author: U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
Published: Brookfield A. A. Balkema 1997
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