On: Liquefaction from the Sendai earthquake – a remark...

[martinkallstrom]

Even more startling is the liquefaction happening in Christchurch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WoKu5VxKgs

Here is an awesome video by a Christchurcher showing how the sediments pouring up through earthquake cracks have the perfect mixture of water and soil to be prone to liquefaction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KqlAMWMjOE

[NZ_Matt → martinkallstrom]

I spent a week clearing this crap out of people back yards with the student army of volunteers. They estimate 200000 tonnes of the silt had to be cleared.

Here's an example of the silt coming out of the ground minutes after the quake. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_twYpUJl9o

And here's a good explanation http://mandenomusings.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/christchurch-...