Which risk increases when saturated sediment underlies structures?

💡 Explanation

Building collapse increases when Earthquake-triggered Liquefaction reduces soil shear strength, destabilizing foundations, because saturated granules momentarily lose contact; therefore collapse occurs rather than remaining stable under normal ground motion.

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