Soil liquefaction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005930",
  "term": "Soil liquefaction",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The change of the strength of a water saturated, cohesionless soil to that of a liquid, usually from intense ground shaking. On liquefaction a soil loses all its bearing strength.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "liquefaction",
    "soil strength",
    "earthquakes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "licuefacción del suelo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/soil-liquefaction/"
}