Bauwerkshebung/Bauwerkssetzung
English translation: lifting and settling of buildings
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| 12:32 May 13, 2006 |
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|  Selected response from: Teresa Reinhardt United States Local time: 01:27 | ||||||
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| 3 | Raising of structure |
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| 3 | lifting and settling of buildings |
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| 3 | building heave/subsidence |
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12 mins confidence: 
Raising of structure Explanation: lowering of structure |
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2 hrs confidence:
lifting and settling of buildings Explanation: I think this might refer to the (involuntarily) movements of buildings due to changes in the underground conditions Does this Schienensystem prevent this? Or is it used to raise/lower buildings later? |
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6 hrs confidence:
building heave/subsidence Explanation: referring to movement of the building foundation and its effect on the building. |
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