ABSTRACT

The implementation of underground coal extraction is an anthropogenic activity that invariably generates consequences within a defined zone of influence. In the case of coal seam extraction, one of the effects is the transformation of the land surface and related changes in the building subsoil of existing structures. This article presents the process of identifying potential mining influences that may have affected a residential building, contributing to the observed structural damage and tilting of the building's frame. The analyses included both static influences from the extraction of a coal seam and dynamic effects associated with the high seismicity of the rock mass in the analysed area. Due to the presence of bed deposit tectonics and fault outcrops on the surface, a risk assessment of the occurrence of discontinuous deformations in the building subsoil was also performed. The technical condition of the building was diagnosed using the results of geodetic surveys of structural element inclinations. This comprehensive analysis made it possible to determine the relationship between the identified causes and the observed structural damage.