AC Waltham, PG Fookes - Quarterly Journal of Engineering …, 2003 - lyellcollection.org
On a world scale, the dissolution of limestone and gypsum by natural waters creates extensive karst landforms that can be very difficult ground for civil engineers. Caves threaten …
W Zhou, BF Beck - Environmental Geology, 2008 - Springer
When karst lands are developed for residential or commercial purposes, sinkholes are to be properly managed or mitigated. This paper discusses various types of sinkholes and their …
W Zhou, BF Beck - Karst management, 2011 - Springer
The design and construction of engineering structures in karst regions must deal with such challenges as difficulty in excavating and grading the ground over pinnacled rockheads …
PE LaMoreaux, JW LaMoreaux, MM Soliman… - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Headlines continue to blare news of climate change, tangential catastrophic events, and dwindling energy resources. Written by respected practitioners, and geared to practitioners …
The need to apply sinkhole remediation and monitoring programs is increasing, concurrently with the rising engineering impacts of sinkholes in many regions. However, there is a …
Y Zeng, W Zhou - Carbonates and Evaporites, 2019 - Springer
Sinkholes are parts and characteristic features of typical karst systems. Extensive research has been done on investigation, monitoring, risk evaluation, and land management to …
TC Siegel, JM Caskey, DA Huckaba - Innovations in Grouting and …, 2005 - ascelibrary.org
The subsurface conditions for a proposed six-story 94MmedicalfacilityinKnoxville, Tennessee,consistedofathickclaylayeroverlyinganirreg….Becausethedesignloadsweresignificantand …
BA Nawaz, E Spyropoulos, AK Al-Saafin - Journal of Geoscience and …, 2020 - scirp.org
The boom in industrial and infrastructure construction in Saudi Arabia requires in-depth knowledge of the underground conditions to build a sustainable project. This paper gave a …
TC Siegel, JJ Belgeri, DW McCrackin… - Sinkholes and the …, 2003 - ascelibrary.org
Numerical analysis using FLAC was performed to evaluate the seismic stability of caves at a proposed landfill site in the karst region of Tennessee. Extensive engineering …