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Why did liquefaction cause so much damage in some areas of christchurch?
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What are four ways the earthquakes cause damage?
It is Tsunamis, Aftershocks, Liquefaction, and Shaking.
Why earthquakes cause more damage than others?
The biggest earthquakes do not always cause the most damage if they strike unpopulated areas, or areas where the local infrastructure was built to withstand severe earthquakes. Also some big earthquakes may be high in intensity, but very short in duration, causing less damage.
How can filled land and loose soft soil affect the amount of damage caused by an earthquake?
The amplitude (size) of seismic waves is affected by the material through which they travel. Soft soil and fill causes the seismic wave amplitude to increase and therefore this allows them to cause more damage to structures. Also soft ground and certain types of soil are prone to a phenomenon known as liquefaction which can cause damage to buildings. For more information, please see the related questions below.
What kinds of damage do hurricanes cause?
they cause damage by winds
How does an area's distance from the epicenter effect the amount of damage an earthquake will do?
The proximity of the epicentre to populated or urban areas will effect the damage caused as the closer the earthquake's epicentre, the more energy will be retained by the earthquake waves and so the greater their capacity to cause damage.
Why did liquefaction cause so much damage in some areas of the Christchurch earthquake?
cause it just did.....
What damage did liquefaction cause in Christchurch?
Christchurch was a very beautiful place until the earthquake happened, and nature stuck a course. The Liquefaction side of it is a liquid that comes from the ground and the easiest way of saying it; it pops up and says hello. Christchurch had so much damage from the quake people found everything destroyed, but also finding out that liquefaction will destroy it even more. must have been heart braking. Young kids were scared from the most hit places round Christchurch, is a good website to learn more on liquefaction :)
What damage does liquefaction cause?
because
Why can earthquake cause so much damage when liquefaction occurs?
boom panes
What are four ways the earthquakes cause damage?
It is Tsunamis, Aftershocks, Liquefaction, and Shaking.
Why does liquefaction cause so much damage?
liquefaction can cause builings to sink since it makes Earth's surface act like a liquid. It can harm people and other stuff too
What is liquification and what damage did it call in the christchurch earthquake?
Liquification is the conversation of a solid or a gas into a liquid. Christchurch suffers so much damage from liquification is cause the type of soil and soil arrangement in the regieon.
Which of the following can cause damage days or month after a large earthquake?
the arrival of surface waves liquefaction a tsunami an aftershock
How does an earthquake create quicksand?
It can be cause by liquefaction.
Why did the Christchurch earthquake cause more damage than the Canterbury earthquake?
if i were you i wouldn't be looking up this i would probably looking up for FUN ___ ___ ___
How can earthquakes can cause liquefaction to occur?
I have not one clue...
How does liquefaction damage buildings?
Liquefaction causes soil to lose it's ability to support loads (technically described as a loss of bearing capacity) which can cause subsidence of building foundations. It can also cause differential subsidence where one part of the ground subsided more than another. When this occurs (especially under buildings) it can cause even more structural damage than uniformly distributed subsidence and also lead to the fracture of underground services such as water and gas mains. This in turn can lead to a greatly increased risk of fire and explosion and also can hamper the efforts to fight fire due to the damage to water mains. For more information on liquefaction, please see the related question/
