surface subsidence
11subsidence doline — A closed karst depression formed due to local subsidence of the surface rocks and/or soil into cavities formed by widespread dissolution or local collapse of caves. The type of subsidence doline formed by downwashing of the soil cover is… …
12subsidence — noun a) The process of becoming less active or severe b) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation or seismic ac …
13subsidence — Lowering of the surface of the ground because of removal of support. Caused in karst areas by subterranean solution or collapse of caves [10] …
14solution subsidence — 1. Any subsidence due to solution of underlying rock but particularly the subsidence of parts of a formation into hollows or pockets of an immediately underlying soluble formation [10]. 2. A crater like doline in rock other than karst… …
15Groundwater-related subsidence — is the subsidence (or the sinking) of land resulting from groundwater extraction. One estimate has 80% of serious land subsidence problems associated with the excessive extraction of groundwater [http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/pubs/fs00165/] , making… …
16land subsidence — The subsidence of a surface due to a loss of support [16]. Often occurs as a result of over pumping underlying aquifers or as a result of mining activities. In karst terranes, subsidence can occur as a result of manmade changes to the natural… …
17National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics — (NCED) Established 2002 Type National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center Director Efi Foufoula Georgiou Location Minneapolis and Saint Paul …
18coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
19СП 21.13330.2012: Здания и сооружения на подрабатываемых территориях и просадочных грунтах — Терминология СП 21.13330.2012: Здания и сооружения на подрабатываемых территориях и просадочных грунтах: 3.1 выработка горная ( mine opening): Полость в земной коре, образуемая в результате осуществления горных работ с целью разведки и добычи… …
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20GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… …
