A method of preventing seismic liquefaction of the ground in an urban area built
on reclaimed land consisting of a loose fine grained layer vulnerable to liquefaction
underlain with a soft cohesive layer liable to uneven settlement comprising pumping
out pore water from the loose fine grained layer to lower the groundwater table
to the bottom level of that layer, then injecting into the loose fine grained layer
tap water saturated with air and containing micro particles of fly ash or another
mineral serving as vehicles of the air into the loose fine grained layer so as
to form countless tiny air bubbles and thereby reduce the degree of saturation
of that layer to a level preventing seismic liquefaction.