Talk:Soil liquefaction
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| Archive 1 Mar 16, 2007 |
[edit] Change to a disambiguous page?
I'm having a hard time envisioning what this article is about other than being a summary of the particular phenomena encompassed in "soil liquefaction". Might it be best to make this a disambiguation page linking to the various types of soil liquefaction, so we do not have to perform upkeep on this article and keep it synchronized with the sub-articles? -- Basar (talk · contribs) 01:17, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
- Basar, I think that this should remain as single article where the phenomenon is explained within a soil mechanics point of view. The sections on quicksands, quick clay etc, do not reflect the different mechanisms that trigger liquefaction. I see these more as examples of Liquefaction, not types of liquefaction.
- I added the part on Cyclic Liquefaction, Flow Liquefaction and Cyclic Mobility, which I think are actual mechanisms describing the phenomenon of Liquefaction, and are actually the terminology used within the Geotechnical Engineering community.--Sanpaz 22:20, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
- The page should remain together with the various examples described. Full reference data are needed for the recent additions. Vsmith 22:56, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Earthquake Liquefaction
The article on Earthquake liquefaction should disappear and be incorporated into the Soil Liquefaction article. I would like some comments on this from other users. Thanks - Sanpaz 22:19, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
- I agree earthquake liquefaction should be merged into this article and turned into a redirect here. Earthquakes are just one cause or initiating mechanism (although the most spectacular one) resulting in liquefaction. Vsmith 22:56, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
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- I also agree. There should be mentions of liquefaction in the earthquake article which point here; and I'd be happy if that awful image in the earthquake liquefaction article gets lost in the merge. Argyriou (talk) 18:49, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] List of countries
'Quick clay is only found in the northern countries such as Russia, Canada, Alaska, Norway, Sweden, and Finland,' Since when is Alaska a country? Could someone please clean up this sentence? Grandma Roses 11:53, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
- Good catch Sanpaz 22:08, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
