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Liquefaction

From GEOtechref

Liquefaction is the temporary but essentially total loss of shear strength due to a sudden rise in pore pressure.

Related

• Liquefaction Susceptibility
• Liquefaction Resistance

Library

• Effect of Soil Liquefaction on Nile River Bank Stability, Medhat Aziz, 7th International Water Technology Conference, April 2003. Download File (PDF)
• Interpretation of in situ test results from the CANLEX sites, C.E. (Fear) Wride, P.K. Robertson, K.W. Biggar, R.G. Campanella, B.A. Hofmann, J.M.O. Hughes, A. Küpper, and D.J. Woeller, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Volume 37, Number 3, June 2000. Download File (PDF)