Once the soil is saturated ... Areas of land near rivers or close to sea level may be prone to liquefaction hazards. Examples may include coastlines, marshes, areas with artificial fills and ...

Soil liquefaction has been observed and documented ... Researchers sought to understand, for example, why some hospitals suffered earthquake damage and others did not. "We studied the spatial ...

Soil liquefaction was also a major cause of the damage, said O P Mishra, head of the NCS. Soil liquefaction happens during a strong earthquake, when the ground starts acting like a liquid instead ...