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Liquefaction

Liquefaction

In this activity, students use a pan filled with wet sand to simulate soil liquefaction. When the pan is tapped, a brick placed on the sand will tilt and sink, as a building constructed on wet fill would.
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Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 3, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 3, 2016
Author:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
No
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No

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