Steve Chaney with the agency said it can be a costly problem, especially if the cracks are near a home's foundation. "Damages to foundation can (cost) minimal $3,000 to $4,000, up to $15 to ...

With summer's heat a distant memory, Thanksgiving is a great time to visit the geologic oddities around Christmas Valley, including Crack in the Ground, a 70-foot deep fissure.

Hundreds of volcanic earthquakes are rocking the region around Taal volcano, and fissures are tearing through the landscape. Here's why, and what it may mean for the future of the ongoing eruption.

Most slabs-on-ground are unreinforced or nominally reinforced for crack-width control. When positioned in the upper or top portion of the slab thickness, steel reinforcement limits the widths of ...

Concrete Slabs-on-Ground Crack Control Options. When it comes to slabs-on-ground, you can either control the location of cracking or the width of cracks. Kim Basham, PhD PE FACI.

They seem to think the cracks that often develop early in the life of a home occur because the entire house is sinking into the ground.In certain cases, this can happen. Several years ago, I ...