SUMMERVILLE — The earth beneath Summerville has been unsettled in recent days. Since Feb. 3, three small-scale temblors have rattled the area around Flowertown. None of those events have cracked a ...

Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction, often described as the phenomena of seismic generation of excess porewater pressures and consequent softening of granular soils, is a leading cause of earthquake ...

This research experimentally investigates how rainfall infiltration and earthquake shaking interact to trigger liquefaction and permanent ground deformation in slopes composed of granular soils. While ...

Tokyo, one of the world's most densely populated megacities, sits on a highly active seismic zone where the threat of major earthquakes is ever-present. One of the most destructive aspects of seismic ...

During our recent ShakeOut drill, a number of people asked me about dam safety during earthquakes. I am not an earthquake engineer and by no means an expert in dam safety. But I have been poking into ...