liquefaction

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Liquefaction can cause structures to tilt, or it can lead to a more dramatic phenomenon known as “lateral spreading” in which buildings on suddenly fluid soil slide down gentle slopes, such as toward river banks.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

A trio of agreements for Cheniere's expansion of its Corpus Christi Liquefaction plant, in the Gregory-Portland Independent School District, are worth an estimated $172 million in tax breaks throughout their respective life cycles.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2023

Liquefaction had a different outcome in two urban neighborhoods, Petobo and a section of Balaroa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2018

Liquefaction is not a theory, it's a fact.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2017

Evidence derived from Liquefaction of one or both of the Gases.—The gases in a mixture can often be separated by liquefying, or even solidifying, one or both of the components.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various