In this work an scaling analysis of the liquefaction phenomena is presented. The characteristic scales are obtained by balancing term by term of the well known partial dynamics governing equations (approximation U – P). The order of magnitude of the horizontal displacement are very smaller compared with the vertical displacement and therefore the governing equation are only a function of the dependent vertical variables. The U – P approximation is reduced and presented in its dimensionless version. This scaling analysis can be used to obtain analytical solutions of the liquefaction phenomena under the action of the water waves.
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Ocean Engineering
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