19 respm Reply to Response to Motion Mon 1:31 PM. REPLY to Response to Motion re16 MOTION to Dismiss Count III of Plaintiff's Complaint filed by Robert N. Kilberg, P.A..
subsidence - the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it. cave in. collapse - a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; the roof is in danger of collapse; the collapse of the old star under its own gravity subsidence. noun sinking, settling, collapse, settlement The problems were caused by subsidence. subsidence
The most common causes of subsidence are as follows: 1. Settlement of old mine workings, often at great depth, resulting in damage to structures on the surface. These may often be a long way from the cause of the damage. Access shafts are notoriously difficult to identify as mine operators rarely kept good records of these points. 2. Damage to subsoils caused by water flowing through them. This may be from naturally occurring ground water or leaking drains and water mains.