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liquefaction

[ lik-wuh-fak-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
  2. the state of being liquefied.


liquefaction

  1. Chemistry.
    The act or process of turning a gas into a liquid. Liquefaction is usually achieved by compression of vapors (provided the temperature of the gas is below the critical temperature), by refrigeration, or by adiabatic expansion.
  2. Geology.
    The process by which sediment that is very wet starts to behave like a liquid. Liquefaction occurs because of the increased pore pressure and reduced effective stress between solid particles generated by the presence of liquid. It is often caused by severe shaking, especially that associated with earthquakes.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 濒颈辩顎卽别路蹿补肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of liquefaction1

1375鈥1425; late Middle English < Late Latin 濒颈辩耻别蹿补肠迟颈艒苍- (stem of 濒颈辩耻别蹿补肠迟颈艒 ) a melting, equivalent to Latin liquefact ( us ) (past participle of liquefacere to melt, liquefy ) + -颈艒苍- -ion
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This makes them very vulnerable to a process called liquefaction.

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There鈥檚 no mention of those possibilities in the feasibility study, but Wilkerson said that鈥檚 because it came out before liquefaction zone maps were better understood.

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Thirteen buildings that are not retrofitted are also in liquefaction zones, areas where the ground can break during an earthquake.

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The choice of proper catalysts prior to the liquefaction process can solve this problem because of accelerated ortho-to-para conversion.

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Specific challenges arise depending on the location of a building, such as if it is in a liquefaction zone, in which the ground can no longer support the weight of structures.

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