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If the sand is water-saturated, as I imagine it is in many places in India, it can start to behave like a liquid. Liquefaction has a couple of consequences for shaking : some of the potentially damaging shaking gets absorbed, which can be a good thing, but if the ground beneath a structure starts behaving like a liquid, the structure no longer has a solid foundation. It's like it's sitting on quicksand. Even a well-built building can just tip over. – Susan Hough	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Life-threatening storm surge is possible along portions of the Florida Gulf Coast regardless of the storm's exact track or intensity, well-built framed homes may incur major damage or removal of roof decking and gable ends. Many trees will be snapped or uprooted, blocking numerous roads. Electricity and water will be unavailable for several days to weeks after the storm passes. – National Hurricane Center	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It’s a well-built building. – Daniel Nigro	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The ecological environment of Tibet will not be harmed, the railway will be well built under the condition of environmental protection. That is for sure. You can't just say, 'Don't build it'. – Padma Choling	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
What mother doesn't want her son to be strong, well-built, handsome and smart? – Guru Lekhraj	Found on CNN 9 years ago
A Woman is home caring for her children! even if she can't. Trapped in this well-built trap, A Woman blames her mother for luring her into it, while ensuring that her own daughter never gets out; she recoils from the idea of sisterhood and doesn't believe women have friends, because it probably means something unnatural, and anyhow, A Woman is afraid of women. She's a male construct, and she's afraid women will deconstruct her. She's afraid of everything, because she can't change. Thighs forever thin and shining hair and shining teeth and she's my Mom, too, all seven percent of her. And she never grows old. – Ursula K. Le Guin	added by anonymous 10 years ago

If the sand is water-saturated, as I imagine it is in many places in India, it can start to behave like a liquid. Liquefaction has a couple of consequences for shaking : some of the potentially damaging shaking gets absorbed, which can be a good thing, but if the ground beneath a structure starts behaving like a liquid, the structure no longer has a solid foundation. It's like it's sitting on quicksand. Even a well-built building can just tip over.

– Susan Hough

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Life-threatening storm surge is possible along portions of the Florida Gulf Coast regardless of the storm's exact track or intensity, well-built framed homes may incur major damage or removal of roof decking and gable ends. Many trees will be snapped or uprooted, blocking numerous roads. Electricity and water will be unavailable for several days to weeks after the storm passes.

– National Hurricane Center

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It’s a well-built building.

– Daniel Nigro

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The ecological environment of Tibet will not be harmed, the railway will be well built under the condition of environmental protection. That is for sure. You can't just say, 'Don't build it'.

– Padma Choling

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

What mother doesn't want her son to be strong, well-built, handsome and smart?

– Guru Lekhraj

Found on CNN
9 years ago

A Woman is home caring for her children! even if she can't. Trapped in this well-built trap, A Woman blames her mother for luring her into it, while ensuring that her own daughter never gets out; she recoils from the idea of sisterhood and doesn't believe women have friends, because it probably means something unnatural, and anyhow, A Woman is afraid of women. She's a male construct, and she's afraid women will deconstruct her. She's afraid of everything, because she can't change. Thighs forever thin and shining hair and shining teeth and she's my Mom, too, all seven percent of her. And she never grows old.

– Ursula K. Le Guin

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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