Sinkholes or voids, as you know, can appear in many places: residential buildings, gardens, highways, parking lots of shopping centers. While sinkholes are rare, there are several common natural and man-made causes that can lead to the formation of a sinkhole or void, and these are usually exacerbated by running water and time. Nearby construction or earthworks, leaking pipes, re-cultured landfills, and classic mining or tunneling activities can also affect the stability or load-bearing capacity of the surrounding layers of earth, leading to voids and potential sinkholes.
Ground water:
When water creates natural underground currents, the ground beneath the surface layer can slowly collapse or wash away, causing voids. Over time, the underground void grows, resulting in the surface layer of the earth gradually becoming thinner and extending further, eventually collapsing. In areas where the mainland is made up of limestone that dissolves easily, sinkholes are more common.
Rains:
Heavy rains, flooding, leakage or rupture of drainage pipes can cause excess water to pass through the ground, washing away small particles and forming cavities, also potentially causing a sinkhole.
Man-made accidents:
Fraying funds of engineering networks and infrastructure, which are not subject to sufficient control and updating, are fraught with potential threats of collapse and the formation of voids and cavities hidden from the eyes of observers.
Signs of potential failure:
Despite the fact that the surface layer of the earth remains intact, as the underground cavity forms and increases in size, as a result of development, signs will appear indicating the presence of a void or an emerging funnel.By recognizing these signs and acting quickly, you can take preventive measures to avoid significant damage to homes, businesses, and roads, as well as minimize the risk to human safety.
Please note these potential warning signs:
- Cracks formed in the ground outside
- Unexplained depressions or sinkholes in the ground
- Trees or fence posts that tilt or fall
- Rapid appearance of a hole in the ground
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Technological excessive subsidence of a building columns
Stopping subsidence and increasing the load-bearing capacity of the pile foundation
In a residential building, a floor slab sank after a pipe burst
Reinforcement of base soils and re-leveling of floor slab
Leakage of the retaining wall of the entrance to the underground garage
Compaction of soils and plugging of leaks in the retaining wall structure
Eroding the foundation of the supporting columns
Strengthening the foundation foundation without disrupting the entire project schedule
Reinforcement of foundation soils and stabilization of the foundation
Reinforcement of foundation soils and stabilization of the foundation
Strengthening the foundation soil and stabilizing the foundation
Strengthening the foundation soil and stabilizing the foundation
Subsidence of the slab and the appearance of a longitudinal crack
Compaction of the soil with filling the gap under the slab