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えきじょうげんしょう 液状化現象
Noun
1. liquefaction
Wikipedia definition
2. Soil liquefactionSoil liquefaction describes a phenomenon whereby a saturated soil substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to an applied stress, usually earthquake shaking or other sudden change in stress condition, causing it to behave like a liquid. In soil mechanics the term "liquefied" was first used by Hazen in reference to the 1918 failure of the Calaveras Dam in California.
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