Karst Geohazards: Engineering and Environmental Problems in Karst Terrane

by Beck,Barry F.; Beck,Barry F.

• ISBN13: 9789054105350
• ISBN10: 9054105356
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

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...

Table of Contents

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Historical references to karst studies	p. 11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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