Poroelastic analysis of cover-collapse sinkhole formation by piezometric surface drawdown

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 447-456

  Tharp, T M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover collapse sinkhole formation; Karst regions; Piezometric surface drawdown; Poroelastic solution; Soil rock contact

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; ROCKS; SOILS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER RESOURCES;

COVER-COLLAPSE SINKHOLE; PIEZOMETRIC SURFACE DRAWDOWN; POROELASTIC ANALYSIS;

GEOLOGY;

COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; KARST; KARST HYDROLOGY; POROELASTICITY; SINKHOLE; WATER TABLE;

EID: 0036705283     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-001-0504-9     Document Type: Article

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