Sinkhole hazard case histories in karst terrains

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-300

  Waltham, Tony ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE HISTORIES; CASE STUDIES; ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES; ENGINEERING DESIGNS; FLORIDA; GROUND CONDITIONS; GUATEMALA; GYPSUM KARST; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; KARST TERRAINS; KEY FACTORS; LIMESTONE QUARRIES; PENNSYLVANIA; SINKHOLE HAZARD; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOIL PROFILING; SOUTH AFRICA; SURFACE DRAINAGE; WATER TABLE;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; CAVES; DRAINAGE; GYPSUM; HAZARDS; LIMESTONE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PIPELINES; QUARRIES; RISK PERCEPTION; ROCK DRILLING; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SOILS; SUBSIDENCE; TECHNOLOGY;

LANDFORMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEDROCK; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; DEWATERING; DRAINAGE; GROUND CONDITIONS; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SINKHOLE; SOIL PROFILE; SUBSIDENCE; TERRAIN;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 51949101363     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/07-211     Document Type: Article

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