Soil liquefaction prevention by electro-osmosis during an earthquake event
US6308135A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02D27/34
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and system of preventing soil liquefaction beneath a structure during an earthquake event, by monitoring local seismic precursor events, such as early arrival ground motion using an accelerometer, predicting the onset of a major earthquake tremor, and energizing conductors in the ground by a d-c power source for moving the ground water by electro-osmosis away from the foundation of the structure or to a series of pressure relief wells, whereby lowering the soil pore water pressure and preventing liquefaction of the soil beneath the structure.
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