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TeachMeFinance.com - explain heave heave The term 'heave' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' The upward movement of land surfaces or structures due to subsurface expansion of soil or rock, or vertical faulting of rock. Upward movement of soil caused by expansion or displacement resulting from phenomena such as moisture absorption, removal of overburden, driving of piles, frost action, and loading of an adjacent area'. About the author
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