3.2.

3 Determination of Areas Susceptible to Liquefaction

Liquefaction is usually a trend where saturated sand in addition to silt take on the particular
characteristics of a liquid during the intense shaking of an earthquake. The biggest danger areas are
usually centered inside aspects of man-made landfill, especially fill that was located several generations
ago inside areas that were as soon as immersed these kinds of flooring. Such areas found across the
Coastal Areas in the Karachi area. Additional perhaps detrimental areas include things like greater mode
stations, which make the particular loose fresh soil that are particularly vulnerable to liquefaction.