unconsolidated
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Why is earthquake damage likely to be more severe for buildings built on unconsolidated sediments as opposed to solid rock?
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A related process, frost heaving, takes place within unconsolidated materials on gentle slopes.
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As shown in Figure 9.5, typical P-wave velocities are between 0.5 km/s and 2.5 km/s in unconsolidated sediments, and between 3.0 km/s and 6.5 km/s in solid crustal rocks.
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This is especially true for unconsolidated sediments, where excess water pushes the grains apart.
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As the first hint of daybreak brightened the eastern horizon, the rocky, terraced terrain we’d been ascending gave way to a broad gully of unconsolidated snow.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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