The researchers think the difference is sand. The limestone underground ... That's the first step in solving a building's sinking problem. "It would be incredibly helpful if this type of ...

The study calls this “creep deformation” — basically, the sand is slowly rearranging itself and sinking under the ... but here’s the catch: If a building sinks evenly, it’s not a huge ...

Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in ... beach is interspersed with layers of sand, which can shift under the weight ...

In Miami, these buildings sit on limestone layered with sand. The ground is likely ... signals were detected” before that building collapsed, meaning sinking or settlement was not the cause. ( ...

Issues, however, can occur if different parts of a building sink ... compress layers of sand, potentially creating more empty space into which the buildings were slowly sinking.

“No buildings in Sunny Isles Beach are sinking ... Underground sand moves. Vibrations move it. And building new high-rises, with the need for pilings driven deep into the ground, is all ...

They can slow this rate of sinking, or even reverse subsidence, by enacting regulations around groundwater use, managing aquifers better, and updating building codes to take soil movement into ...