Subsidence definition

Subsidence means the lowering in elevation of the surface of land by the withdrawal of groundwater.

Subsidence means the lowering of the natural land surface in response to: Earth movements; lowering of fluid pressure; removal of underlying supporting material by mining or solution of solids, either artificially or from natural causes; compaction due to wetting (Hydrocompaction); oxidation of organic matter in soils; or added load on the land surface.

Subsidence means any property damage directly or indirectly arising out of, caused by, resulting from, contributed to or aggravated by the settling, sinking, slipping, falling away, caving in, shifting, eroding, mud flow, rising, tilting, or any other movement of land or earth.

Examples of Subsidence in a sentence

• Subsidence - The downward movement within the ground independent of the building load.

More Definitions of Subsidence

Subsidence means a vertically downward movement of overburden materials resulting from

Subsidence means the lowering in elevation of

Subsidence means the settling or lowering of the surface of

Subsidence means the measurable lowering of a portion of the earth's surface or substrata.

Subsidence means downward movement of the ground beneath the Buildings and its foundations other than by Settlement.

Subsidence means the lowering of the natural land surface in response to:to earth movements;

Subsidence means the settling, sinking, slipping, falling away, caving in, shifting, eroding, mud flow, rising, tilting, or any other movement of land or earth.