Earthquake Liquefaction (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Earthquake Liquefaction

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Computer simulations are helping scientists and engineers improve predictions for liquefaction — a sometimes deadly earthquake effect where the soil loses its stiffness, thus toppling buildings and more. A dataset that provides key input for assessing earthquake-induced liquefaction triggering won a 2024 DesignSafe Dataset award, which recognized the dataset's diverse contributions to natural hazards research.

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NISEE, EERC

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