26 TermsHome > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Liquefaction
Liquefaction
The brief conversion of saturated soil into a structureless mass that flows like fluid. When earthquakes trigger it, walls, dams, buildings, and foundations are liable to collapse. Frequent near coastal developments and areas of poor drainage.
This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Biology
- Category: Ecology
- Company: Terrapsych.com
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Entertainment Category: TV
Dora the explorer
Dora the Explorer is an animated children's television series starring a 7-year-old Latina girl and her friends. It's made to engage preschoolers in a ...
Contributor
Featured blossaries
Browers Terms By Category
- Bridge(5007)
- Plumbing(1082)
- Carpentry(559)
- Architecture(556)
- Flooring(503)
- Home remodeling(421)
Construction(10757) Terms
- Film titles(41)
- Film studies(26)
- Filmmaking(17)
- Film types(13)
Cinema(97) Terms
- Radiology equipment(1356)
- OBGYN equipment(397)
- Cardiac supplies(297)
- Clinical trials(199)
- Ultrasonic & optical equipment(61)
- Physical therapy equipment(42)
Medical devices(2427) Terms
- General astrology(655)
- Zodiac(168)
- Natal astrology(27)
Astrology(850) Terms
- Ceramics(605)
- Fine art(254)
- Sculpture(239)
- Modern art(176)
- Oil painting(114)
- Beadwork(40)