mark handler
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About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking
Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels are sinking or settling along South Florida beaches.
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MIAMI SINKING?
- Thread starter mark handler
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jar546
CBO
Saw that. I wonder if it has anything to do with all of the deep wells used for public water.
Paul Sweet
SAWHORSE
Subsurface soil conditions along the coast can be crazy. Years ago I worked for an architect who designed McMansions along the SC coast. Many sites had a layer of compressible marl 50 feet or so below ground level. We had to use deep piles or pre-compress the soil. It's possible that there is a similar layer too deep to have shown up in geotechnical studies.