Sentence examples for unstable bedrock from inspiring English sources
This disparity underscores how capricious seismic energy can be, amplified not only by unstable bedrock but also frail economies.
Opened in 1986, it was built on unstable gypsum bedrock, requiring grout to be constantly injected into the foundation to prevent the dam's collapse.
The technological bedrock on which we are building the future of humanity is deeply unstable and like a house of cards can come crashing down at any moment.
Engineering planning also needs to take into account the occurrence of unstable units such as, low-cohesive bedrock (large landslides) and unconsolidated littoral deposits (liquefaction).
When the 1989 earthquake hit, the newer parts of the city, particularly in the high-rise financial district, did not crumble because we had required that new buildings have foundations that went to the bedrock -- well beyond unstable topsoil.
Trade, its bedrock, is thriving.
Yet the bedrock is crumbling.
"That's the bedrock principle.
Unpredictability is its bedrock.
