Factors affecting structure damage in a post-mining area: Case study

In the presented case, coal mining was carried out in the area surrounding the building in the 19^th century at a depth of 30 meters below the surface and in the mid-20^th century at a depth of 80 meters. For this reason, a potential sinkhole was analyzed using two methods, which concluded that under certain conditions, a sinkhole would not occur. The analyzed building is two-story and was constructed using traditional methods in two periods at the end of the 20^th century, after mining operations ceased and surface deformations became apparent. In the first decade of the 21^st century, damage occurred in the building. The tilt of the segments was slight, and the building structure remained intact. The damage was attributed to subsidence of the ground, which could have been caused by changes in soil and water conditions or the occurrence of the phenomenon of suffocation of soil material into the voids in the rock mass located under the building.