A system for 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. The system includes a plurality of
vertically-extending wells with submerged pumps which pump pore water out
of the loose layer, creating pore voids therein. An air-tight tank
pressurizes the pumped pore water and, using an air compressor, pushes
the water into a deep layer below the cohesive layer. A regulating
receptacle injects a tap water mixture to fill the pore voids in the
loose layer, with the mixture reducing the degree of pore water
saturation therein, preventing seismic liquefaction due to earthquake.