• DOI:10.1144/1470-9236/07-211
Corpus ID: 128585380

Sinkhole hazard case histories in karst terrains

@article{Waltham2008SinkholeHC,
  title={Sinkhole hazard case histories in karst terrains},
  author={T. Waltham},
  journal={Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology},
  year={2008},
  volume={41},
  pages={291 - 300}
}

T. Waltham

Published 2008

Geology

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

With few exceptions, the ground collapses that constitute the karst geohazard in engineering activity in limestone terrains are induced by human activity. Subsidence sinkholes, formed entirely within the soil profile, constitute the most widespread karst geohazard, but are largely induced by engineered works, either directly or accidentally. Water table decline (as a result of pumped abstraction or quarry de-watering) and uncontrolled surface drainage input are the two key factors that induce… CONTINUE READING

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