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Soil heave
Soil settlement Soil heave
Tapered
flexural crack
FIGURE 13.8 Deep beam deflection, corner heave, or mid-wall settlement.

Wall

Foundation
Floor line
settlement
Wall opening
FIGURE 13.9 Foundation settlement.

Deflection
Wall expansion

Displaced
Displaced jamb
wall
Shear
crack

Wall opening

FIGURE 13.10 Shear crack.

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