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Northwestern University: The Ground is Deforming, and Buildings Aren't Ready
July 11, 2023
EVANSTON, Illinois, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:

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* Underground systems, like subways, continuously emit heat into the ground

* As the ground heats up, it also deforms

* New study finds that ground deformation can cause civil structures and infrastructures to crack

* Researchers based the study on data gathered through computer simulations and a wireless sensing network install . . .

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