Posted on 01/25/2010 10:22:53 AM PST by NormsRevenge
SAN ANTONIO Dozens of homes were evacuated in San Antonio after the ground below began shifting, creating crevices up to 15 feet deep and nearly splitting a nearby retaining wall in half, officials said.
About 80 homes were first evacuated on Sunday after residents in a northwest side subdivision reported that the ground was caving behind several houses. No one was injured.
The large crack in the retaining wall sent soil tumbling out below. Fences were tossed askew and crumpled like accordions, and aerial photos showed land had given way near the foundations of several homes.
Engineers at the scene Monday were trying to determine why the ground was shifting and how much damage it could cause.
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This isn’t near your sister’s old place is it?
FYI there are caves in Bexar county. I used to play in one (a mid-sized cave). I lived off of 281 on the NE side of town. Lived in SA for about 7 years as a kid. My folks have lived there for the last 30 years.
Same general area, I think.
As old and decrepit as our house is, at least the ground’s been adequately tested.
Do you think we can expect the party or parties at fault to have sufficient liability coverage for this?
Amen.
Thx. Ping.
Thanks.
Try this link It's a little hinky and wants to shift between that older image and a newer one as you scroll the image a little, or zoom it.
This sounds like the opening for a good story.
Possibly, since there apparently were no injuries. But since they did not get the required permit for that retaining wall, they haven't got a chance of fighting paying for the damages. There will be a bunch of houses that will be "totaled", and I doubt a judge would insist on the owners accepting rebuilding on the same site.
OTOH, I wouldn't shed too many tears for Pulte/Centex, from what I've seen of their work, in San Antonio and elsewhere.
Actually a limestone quarry. So is "The Quarry" shopping center off 281, and Trinity University also on 281. Trinity is built on several levels of the old quarry. It's a long climb from the parking lot/athletic field level, to the Dorm level and up to the classroom buildings level. My daughter went to a preview day there, before settling on another school, the one where my wife is now a department chair. Good choice, IMO, but Trinity is still a pretty good school.
It's just on the wrong side of Cibolo creek to be Bexar county, but it's still closer to loop 1604 than the north end of Camp Bullis is. It also has a San Antonio address.
***This sounds like the opening for a good story.***
Jom Toad surveyed the surrounding territory, and knew he had found his new home. It would be difficult to keep his tent anchored in the soil, but when the rains came, the drainage would be superb.
I knew I should have used my calculater. The real force would be about 17 psi or 2440 lbs of pressure per square foot.
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