Sentence examples for foundation failure from inspiring English sources
Moreover, the use of geophysical methods for investigating pile foundation failure due to permafrost degradation has proved effective.
The code gives no information, however, on mechanical models like buckling, shear capacity, foundation failure and so on.
Foundation failure due to liquefaction induced by earthquakes can cause casualties as well as significant damage to the building itself.
Other telltale signs of foundation failure include doors and windows that will not close, chimneys or porches separating from the house and bowing basement walls.
Bridges exposed to flooding, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other extreme hydrologic events have been observed to fail due to deck dislodgement, pier failure, or foundation failure.
Lawyers who specialize in foundation failure cases say states usually have an 8- to 10-year statute of limitations following completion of a house for homeowners to seek relief for inadequate construction given the soil conditions.
About 60percentt of bridge collapses are caused by floods, foundation failures, wind and earthquakes.
The possible causes of earth dam, retaining wall, tunnel, piled foundation failures are discussed in the paper.
Extreme weather possibly linked to climate change, as well as construction on less stable ground, have provoked unprecedented foundation failures in houses nationwide.
A new generation of leaders at established foundations and new foundations endowed with the wealth of high-tech entrepreneurs are partly responsible for the shift toward greater disclosure of foundation failures, said David Hunter, a consultant who formerly was head of evaluation at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.
Even houses built on concrete slabs are vulnerable to foundation failures because of the practice of pouring the foundation first and the slab later.
