变形开裂 meaning in English

strain cracking

But due to special engineering properties of loess , which makes roadbed sink , roadbed and road - surface distort and craze , side slope of road subside and so on , these diseases affect seriously natural manage and benefit exert of road
但由于黄土特殊的工程特性，常使修建在其上的公路路基沉陷、路基路面变形开裂、公路边坡塌陷等，严重影响了公路的正常运营和公路效益的发挥。