Karst Geohazards: Engineering and Environmental Problems in Karst Terrane
, by Beck,Barry F.; Beck,Barry F.
- ISBN: 9789054105350 | 9054105356
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/1/1995
This text contains the proceedings of the fifth conference on karst geohazards. It presents 65 papers that cover topics such as: groundwater contamination through sinkholes and the karst surface; stormwater drainage and flooding problems; and foun...
| Keynote paper: Geotechnical aspects of the design and construction of dams and pressure tunnels in soluble rocks | p. 3 |
| Historical references to karst studies | p. 11 |
| Mechanical impacts of air and water compression in karst conduits | p. 17 |
| Subsidence hazards due to the dissolution of Permian gypsum in England: Investigation and remediation | p. 23 |
| Subsidence and related features in the Tully Valley, Central New York | p. 31 |
| Sinkhole distribution in Winona County, Minnesota revisited | p. 43 |
| Supai salt karst features: Holbrook Basin, Arizona | p. 53 |
| Salt dissolution sinkhole at the Weeks Island, Louisiana, strategic petroleum reserve storage site | p. 61 |
| Morphology of pseudosinkholes in granitic rocks of the Bastar Craton, Central India | p. 67 |
| Thresholds for soil transport and the long term stability of sinkholes | p. 73 |
| Sinkhole and buried sinkhole densities and new sinkhole frequencies in karsts of northwest Peninsular Florida | p. 79 |
| Hydrogeologic setting of Northern Guam | p. 95 |
| Groundwater quality reflect karst development: A case study in central-west Florida | p. 103 |
| A spacial-correlation model for assessment of large-areal sinkhole and water quality data | p. 111 |
| The complex geophysical-hydrochemical study of karstic springs at Bajza field, Scutari region, Albania | p. 117 |
| Prediction and testing of hydraulic parameters in interstratal karst of the Valley and Ridge Province, Pennsylvania | p. 125 |
| Conceptual model of groundwater flow in a mantled karst aquifer and effects of the epikarst zone | p. 131 |
| Evolution of a karstic groundwater system, Cave Hill, Augusta County, Virginia: A multi-disciplinary study | p. 141 |
| Normalized base-flow discharge of groundwater basins: A useful parameter for estimating recharge area of springs and for recognizing drainage anomalies in karst terranes | p. 149 |
| Delineation of the recharge area for Rio Springs, Kentucky: An EPA Demonstration Project in Wellhead (Springhead) protection for karst terranes | p. 165 |
| Mass flux of agricultural nonpoint-source pollutants in a conduit-flow-dominated karst aquifer, Logan County, Kentucky | p. 179 |
| Site investigation, monitoring, and successful landfill closure within a karst terrain | p. 189 |
| Selection of corridors for power transmission lines and highways through karst terranes | p. 195 |
| Private well-water quality of the karst and agricultural dry creek watershed in eastern Iowa - Implications for appropriate management | p. 199 |
| Contaminant transport mechanisms in karst terrains and implications on remediation | p. 207 |
| Diffuse flow and DNAPL recovery in the Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis limestones | p. 213 |
| Application of fluorescent dye tracing techniques for delineating sinkhole drainage routes, Highway 37 improvement project Lawrence County, Indiana | p. 227 |
| The use of geochemical methods in the investigation of hazardous waste sites in covered karst terrain | p. 235 |
| Acid mine drainage in karst terranes: Geochemical considerations and field observations | p. 241 |
| Is closure-in-place a suitable remedy for unlined landfills in sinkholes? | p. 249 |
| Sinkhole collapse and ground water contamination problems resulting from storm water drainage wells on karst terrain | p. 257 |
| Sinkhole treatment to improve water quality and control erosion in southeastern Minnesota | p. 265 |
| Modification of highway runoff quality by sinkhole drainage structures, Highway 37 improvement project Lawrence County, Indiana | p. 273 |
| Storm-water management and sinkhole occurrence in the Palmyra area, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | p. 285 |
| Investigation of sinkhole flooding problems in Knoxville, Tennessee | p. 291 |
| Management of the discharge quality of highway runoff in karst areas to control impacts to ground water - A review of relevant literature | p. 297 |
| Karst site remediation grouting | p. 325 |
| Maryland Route 31 sinkhole | p. 331 |
| A model for sinkhole formation on interstate and limited access highways, with suggestions on remediation | p. 335 |
| Techniques to investigate and remedy sinkholes | p. 341 |
| Risk and reward: Pipes and sinkholes in East Tennessee | p. 349 |
| Static and seismic stability of residual soils over a bedrock cavity | p. 357 |
| Karst foundation grouting and seepage control at Haig Mill Dam | p. 363 |
| Drilled pile foundations in porous, pinnacled carbonate rock | p. 371 |
| The importance of a model in foundation design over deeply-weathered, pinnacled, carbonate bedrock | p. 375 |
| A case history of compaction grouting to improve soft soils over karstic limestone | p. 383 |
| Cap reinforcement over a sinkhole as part of a landfill closure | p. 389 |
| Design against collapse of karst caverns | p. 397 |
| Subsurface investigation of possible karst conditions at the Jewish Creek bridge replacement, Key Largo, Florida | p. 409 |
| The application of thermal infrared thermography in the identification of submerged springs in Chickamauga Reservoir, Hamilton County, Tennessee | p. 415 |
| Application of the natural electric field for detecting karst conduits on Guam | p. 425 |
| Mapping karst solution features by the integrated geophysical method | p. 443 |
| Clay over karst: Dealing with construction over an eroded and broken karst surface | p. 453 |
| Engineering experience with limestone | p. 463 |
| Engineering impacts of karst: Three engineering case studies in Cambrian and Ordovician carbonates of the Valley and Ridge Province | p. 469 |
| The problems of constructions on karst - The examples from Slovenia | p. 475 |
| Paleokarstic features in the Belgian carboniferous limestones - Implications to engineering | p. 481 |
| Caves as a geologic hazard: A quantitative analysis from San Salvador Island, Bahamas | p. 487 |
| A local government approach to mitigating impacts of karst | p. 499 |
| Status of Kentucky's regulatory programs that address karst | p. 505 |
| Carbonate rock investigation guidance policy for siting landfills in karst areas in Tennessee | p. 511 |
| Government programs and the regulation of dye tracing: The future | p. 517 |
| A partnership approach in marketing land use regulations for karst areas | p. 521 |
| Intrinsic limitations of standard criteria and methods for delineation of groundwater-source protection areas (springhead and wellhead protection areas) in carbonate terranes: Critical review, technically-sound resolution of limitations, and case study in a Kentucky karst | p. 525 |
| The geology of Cherokee Caverns | p. 541 |
| Field trip through East Tennessee karst with emphasis on practical problems | p. 549 |
| Author index | p. 581 |
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