Quick clay refers to a specific type of clayey material that experiences a significant loss of strength when it is disturbed.
Quick clays are glaciomarine formations that can be found mostly in the Northern Hemisphere in several regions, such as parts of Norway, Canada, Russia and the United States. Glaciomarine deposits are formed in a marine environment due to both marine and glacier geologic processes. As land uplift followed the withdrawal of the glaciers, marine clays deposits rose above the sea water level and have been detected at elevations up to more than 2,000 meters.
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Date: December 30, 2020 at 23:11:13 From: ShakyD, [DNS_Address] Subject: Re: MASSIVE Sinkhole Disaster Swallows Homes In Norway...
Over 700 evacuated. Apparently the community was built on something called "quick clay" that can liquify.
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Date: December 30, 2020 at 13:36:53 From: kay.so.or, [DNS_Address] Subject: Re: MASSIVE Sinkhole Disaster Swallows Homes In Norway...
woaaa, that has to be the biggest sinkhole so far!!!...thanks for posting....makes me wonder about all the creaks and groans in my house and also seeing shifting and cracks too...and its only 27 years old... what is 'under' any of us?....hope they have updates on this. prayers going out for the people!...