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It can shake it about so that it liquefies.
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When saturated soil is shaken during an earthquake it may lose its strength this phenomenon is known as?
For sands it is called "running sand"
A name for saturated soil?
Another name for saturated soil could be soil liquefaction.
When rain falls on a soil flooding at that location would most likely occur if?
If the soil is impervious clay, or the soil is already saturated by rain.
What is it called when rocks and soil in the Earth move suddenly?
The term is 'earthquake'.
What type of soil amplifies the feel of an earthquake?
sand
What is earthquake liquefraction?
this occurs when the saturated (water and soil mix) ground is shaken by the earthquake and overlying buildings on the area start to sink into the saturated soil. liquefraction thus is when the soil moves quite freely releasing any trapped air = less volume underneath building a good example was the earthquake in Japan, Kyoto (1997?)
What do you call it when an earthquake's violent shaking turns loose soft soil into liquid mud?
Earthquake shaking that turns solid water saturated soil to liquid mud is called "liquefaction".However no amount of earthquake shaking can turn loose dry soil or even loose damp soil to liquid mud, the soil must already be water saturated to undergo liquefaction. Solid water saturated soil is never loose, it is typically as hard as concrete!
When saturated soil is shaken during an earthquake it may lose its strength this phenomenon is known as?
For sands it is called "running sand"
What kind of soil causes more damage in an earthquake?
Saturated soil. Shaking it results in liquefaction where the soil acts like a liquid causing massive damage to any building built on it.
A name for saturated soil?
Another name for saturated soil could be soil liquefaction.
What is liquidfication?
IN areas, where soil is saturated with water, the earthquake viberations sometimes cause material to settle into closer packing of the soil particles. When this happens the soil can flow like liquid. I got this from my science book. It has to be right.
What types of soil are prone to mudslides?
Saturated thixotropic soil.
What is mean by saturated hydraulic conductivity?
Saturated hydraulic conductivity is a quantitative measure of a saturated soil's ability to transmit water when subjected to a hydraulic gradient. It can be thought of as the ease with which pores of a saturated soil permit water movement.
What is saturated ground?
Soil is saturated when it has reached its maximum water content; if any more is added, it will either drain downward or turn the soil into mud.
What is the difference between saturated and submerged soil?
when the voids of soil are just filled by water the soil mass is called saturated and when soil mass is submerged in water means the water level is above the the soil level or soil mass is drowned in water then soil mass is called submerged.
What is a soil moisture surplus?
The soil in a region is saturated, and rainfall is greater than the need for the moisture.
5 What happens to soil during and after an earthquake?
The soil becomes a liquid or a solid depending on the magnitude of the earthquake. Also the soil becomes decomposed by octopus because octopus eat chicken.
