Usually, the settlements of adjacent ground and building are caused by both groundwater lowering and the deformation of pit wall.

一般地，基坑邻域内的地面沉降是地下水位降低和基坑支护结构水平位移等多种因素耦合作用的结果。

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Farther down the road is a plan to expand the burial ground to a patch of adjacent land, since that option could be depleted within five years.

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The plan still has to be approved by building unions before it moves forward, but Forest City officials hope to break ground on the first of three buildings adjacent to the arena next year.

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