Identifying triggers for liquefaction-induced soft-sediment deformation in sands

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 235, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 141-147

  Owen, Geraint ^a   Moretti, Massimo ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Liquefaction; Seismites; Soft sediment deformation

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GRAIN FABRICS; GROUND WATER MOVEMENT; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SEISMIC SHAKING; SEISMITES; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; UPPER SURFACE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; GROUNDWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

LIQUEFACTION;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; LIQUEFACTION; SAND; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEISMITE;

EID: 79952443557     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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