soil liquefaction
41Cohesion (geology) — Cohesion is the component of shear strength of a rock or soil that is independent of interparticle friction. In soils, true cohesion is caused by one of three things: Electrostatic forces in stiff overconsolidated clays (which may be lost through …
42Tieback (geotechnical) — For other uses, see Tieback (disambiguation). A tieback is a horizontal wire or rod, or a helical anchor used to reinforce retaining walls for stability. With one end of the tieback secured to the wall, the other end is anchored to a stable… …
43Sand — For other uses, see Sand (disambiguation). Close up of sand from the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, showing a surface area of 1 square centimetres …
44Gravel — For other uses, see Gravel (disambiguation). Gravel (largest fragment in this photo is about 4 cm) …
45Angle of repose — For the Wallace Stegner novel, see Angle of Repose (novel). For the friction angle between two solid objects, see Friction. For the Sleepytime Gorilla Museum song of the same name, see In Glorious Times. Angle of repose The angle of repose or,… …
46Murray, Utah —   City   Murray City Hall …
47Разжижение грунтов — Канализационный люк всплыл из за разжижения грунта Разжижение грунтов  процесс, вследствие которого грунт ведёт себя не как твёрдое тело, а как плотная жидкость (флюид). Разжижение[1] более характерно для насыщенных влагой сыпучих гру …
48Slurry wall — excavator A set of Slurry wall guide walls before excav …
49Crosshole sonic logging — (CSL) is a method to verify the structural integrity of drilled shafts and other concrete piles. The CSL method is considered to be more accurate than sonic echo testing in the determination of structural soundness of concrete within the drilled… …
50Quicksand — is a colloid hydrogel consisting of fine granular matter (such as sand or silt), clay, and salt water. In the name, as in that of quicksilver (mercury), quick does not mean fast, but alive (cf. the expression the quick and the dead ). Water… …
