An electrical resistivity imaging-based strategy to enable site-scale planning over covered palaeokarst features in the Tournaisis area (Belgium)

Engineering Geology

Volumn 133-134, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-65

  Kaufmann, Olivier ^a   Deceuster, John ^a   Quinif, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cone penetration tests; Karst; Resistivity tomography; Sinkhole; Site characterization; Site scale planning

Indexed keywords

CONE PENETRATION TESTS; KARST; RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; SINKHOLE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HAZARDS; LANDFORMS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COLLAPSE; CONE PENETRATION TEST; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; IMAGING METHOD; LAND USE PLANNING; PALEOKARST; SINKHOLE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SUBSIDENCE; TOMOGRAPHY;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84858386563     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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