### The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989: Liquefaction

By: Thomas L. HolzerJean Lou A. ChameauG. Wayne CloughJ.D. FrostFernando A. M. ReynaRobert E. Kayen**James K. MitchellRaymond B. SeedShin'ya NishioMaurice S. PowerJohn A. EganScott E. ShewbridgeJohn deBeckerJ. Richard FarisMichael J. BennettLelio H. MejiaJohn D. SimsC. D. GarvinRoman D. HryciwAlan L. KroppMatthew HomolkaWayne A. CharlieDonald O. DoehringJeffrey P. BrislawnHassen HassenKyle RollinsMichael D. MchoodFrederick J. Wentz Jr.William R. DupreJohn C. Tinsley III

Edited by: Thomas L. Holzer

                            https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1551B

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  - **Map showing locations of ground-failure and damage to facilities on Treasure Island attributed to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake**                            (html) 
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#### Abstract

The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake both reconfirmed the vulnerability of areas in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay region to liquefaction and provided an opportunity to test methodologies for predicting liquefaction that have been developed since the mid-1970's. This vulnerability is documented in the chapter edited by O'Rourke and by the investigators in this chapter who describe case histories of liquefaction damage and warn us about the potential for even greater damage from liquefaction if an earthquake similar to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, but located closer to their study sites, were to occur.

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