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soil liquefaction

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The change of the strength of a water saturated, cohesionless soil to that of a liquid, usually from intense ground shaking. On liquefaction a soil loses all its bearing strength.
Fuente: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
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Concepto genérico

liquefaction

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licuefacción del suelo

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/214720

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