Car-Size Pothole on the Coastal Highway (IMAGE)

Princeton University, Engineering School

Car-Size Pothole on the Coastal Highway

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As a storm surge recedes, the sudden decrease in downward pressure on the saturated soil causes the sand to liquefy and to flow out like a heavy slurry. This can result in giant potholes like this 6 foot-deep one on the coastal highway.

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Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science

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