I live in a liquefaction zone in the Seattle area (near Alki beach) and am confused on the implications of what this means. Is it likely that older homes and buildings completely collapse due to the soil shifting? Is the risk that they tilt off of the foundations? The way I hear people refer to liquefaction zones in common conversation is almost that they expect them to become underwater, but I don't think that's correct?
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I live in a liquefaction zone in the Seattle area (near Alki beach) and am confused on the implications of what this means. Is it likely that older homes and buildings completely collapse due to the soil shifting? Is the risk that they tilt off of the foundations? The way I hear people refer to liquefaction zones in common conversation is almost that they expect them to become underwater, but I don't think that's correct?
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