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underpinning [′ən·dər‚pin·iŋ]

(civil engineering)

Permanent supports replacing or reinforcing the older supports beneath a wall or a column.

Braced props temporarily supporting a structure.

(mining engineering)

Building up the wall of a mine shaft to join that above it.

underpinning

The rebuilding or deepening of the foundation of an existing building to provide additional or improved support, e.g., additional support required as a result of a new excavation in adjoining property which is deeper than the existing foundation.

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