Sinkholes: Their Geology,
Engineering and Environmental Impact

Proceedings of the First Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes
and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst

Orlando, Florida                               October 15-17, 1984

Edited by Barry F. Beck

OUT OF PRINT
ISBN 90 6191 570 8
(429 pages)

Sponsored by
Florida Sinkhole Research Institute, College of Engineering, University of Central Florida  

Sinkhole terminology
Barry F. Beck
 

THE GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK AND MECHANISMS OF SINKHOLE DEVELOPMENT

Review of induced sinkhole development
J.G. Newton

Florida karst—Its relationship to geologic structure and stratigraphy
Walter Schmidt, Thomas M. Scott

Karst progression
Dennis J. Price

Impact of ground-water chemistry on sinkhole development along a retreating scarp
Sam B. Upchurch, Fred W. Lawrence

Sinkhole collapse induced by groundwater pumpage for freeze protection irrigation near Dover, Florida, January 1977
Susan J. MetcaIfe, Larry E. Hall

Influence of a karstified limestone surface on an open-marine, marsh-dominated coastline: West Central Florida
Joan G. Hutton, Albert C. Hine, Mark W. Evans, Eric B. Osking, Daniel F. Belknap

Seismic-reflection studies of sinkholes and limestone dissolution features on the northeastern Florida shelf
Peter Popenoe, F.A. Kohout, F.T. Manheim

Structural and hydrogeologic applications of remote sensing data, eastern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
C. Scott Southworth

A comparison of sinkhole depth frequency distributions in temperate and tropic karst regions
J.W. Troester, Elizabeth L. White, William B. White

Sinkhole distribution in the central and northern Valley and Ridge province, Virginia
David A. Hubbard Jr.

Sinkhole distribution in Winona County, Minnesota
Janet Dalgleish, E. Calvin Alexander

Tectonics and geology in karst development of northern Lower Michigan
Tyrone J. Black

Pattern and antiquity of sinkholes along an alluviated karstified valley: Friars Hole, West Virginia
S.R.H. Worthington, D.C. Ford

Karst and subsidence in China
Zhang Shouyue

A contour map, volume estimate, and description of Teague's Sinkhole
James J. Hollingshead

Development, occurrence, and triggering mechanisms of sinkholes in the carbonate rocks of the Lehigh Valley, eastern Pennsylvania
Paul B. Myers Jr., Michael Perlow Jr.

Submarine 'sinkholes': A review
Marco Taviani

A brief review of the South African sinkhole problem
Anthony B.A. Brink
 

SITE STUDIES AND EVALUATION OF SINKHOLE-SUSCEPTIBILITY

Catastrophic subsidence: Shelby County, Alabama
Philip E. LaMoreaux

Sinkhole development in North-Central Puerto Rico
Mikolaj Wegrzyn, Alejandro E. Soto, Juan A. Perez

Collapse sinkholes in the blanket sands of the Puerto Rico karst belt
Alejandro E. Soto, Wanda Morales

Predicting the location of surface collapse within karst depressions: A Jamaican example
Michael Day

Investigation techniques on dolomites in South Africa
Peter W. Day, Fritz von M. Wagener

New Jersey sinkholes: Distribution, formation, effects, geotechnical engineering
Joseph A. Fischer, Richard W. Greene

Sinkhole risk analysis for a selected area in Warren County, New Jersey
D. Raghu, Charles Tiedeman

Use of percussion probes for the design and construction of foundations in and on carbonate formations
D. Raghu, J.J. Lifrieri, F.C. Rhyner

Methods for describing and predicting the occurrence of sinkholes
Albert E. Ogden

Factors affecting the collapse of cavities
Thomas F. Beggs, Byron E. Ruth

Relationship of modern sinkhole development to large-scale photolinear features
J.R. Littlefield, M.A. Culbreth, S.B. Upchurch, M.T. Stewart

Application of double Fourier series analysis to ground subsidence susceptibility mapping in covered karst terrain
Marcus J.W. Thorp, George A. Brook

Evaluation of subsidence or collapse potential due to subsurface cavities
Richard C. Benson, Lester J. LaFountain

Examination of sinkholes by seismic reflection
Don W. Steeples, Ralph W. Knapp, Richard D. Miller

Geophysical characteristics of fracture traces in the carbonate Floridan aquifer
Mark Stewart, John Wood

Sinkhole prediction—Review of electrical resistivity methods
Eberhard Werner
 

SINKHOLE-LIKE FEATURES (SUBSIDENCE PITS)

Hydrocompaction sinkholes in the San Joaquin Valley, California
Nikola P. Prokopovich

Sinkholes in southeastern North Carolina—A geologic phenomenon and related engineering problems
Henning F. Koch

Soil cavities formed by piping
Ralph J. Hodek, Allan M. Johnson, Dean B. Sandri

Sinkholes at Tarbela Dam project
Izharul Haq, Altaf-ur-Rehman

Self-healing sinkholes in an earth dam foundation
Neil H. Wade, Lloyd R. Courage

Sinkhole problem related to dam engineering
Robert C. Lo
 

ENVIRONMENTAL / SOCIETAL IMPACT OF SINKHOLES

The influence of urbanization on sinkhole development in central Pennsylvania
Elizabeth L. White, Gert Aron, William B. White

Sinkhole flooding associated with urban development upon karst terrain: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Nicholas C. Crawford

Litigious problems associated with sinkholes, emphasizing recent Kentucky cases alleging liability when sinkholes were flooded
James F. Quinlan

Toxic and explosive fumes rising from carbonate aquifers: A hazard for residents of sinkhole plains
Nicholas C. Crawford

Characterization of the shallow groundwater system in an area with thin soils and sinkholes (Door Co., WI)
James H. Wiersma, Ronald D. Stieglitz, DeWayne L. Cecil, Glenn M. Metzler

Altura Minnesota lagoon collapses
E. Calvin Alexander, Paul R. Book

Part 1: The applicability of the Florida Mandatory Endorsement for Sinkhole Collapse Coverage—Legal aspects
William G. Salomone

Part 2: The applicability of the Florida Mandatory Endorsement for Sinkhole Collapse Coverage—Case history, foundation settlement of a residential structure—Was it a sinkhole?
William G. Salomone
 

CASE HISTORIES: REMEDIAL ENGINEERING OF SINKHOLES

Remedial measures associated with sinkhole-related foundation distress
John E. Garlanger

A geological survey's cooperative approach to analyzing and remedying a sinkhole related disaster in an urban environment
Robert Canace, Richard Dalton

Sinkhole activity in the vicinity of the Sunny Point, N.C., Military Ocean Terminal
Earl F. Titcomb Jr., Jack M. Keeton

Evaluation, repair and stabilization of the Boling Sinkhole FM 442, Wharton County, Texas
Boyd V. Dreyer, Clyde E. Schulz

Engineering problems associated with sinkholes in the Valley of Virginia
H.G. Larew, E.0. Gooch

Maturation of the Winter Park sinkhole
S.E. Jammal
 

ENGINEERING IN SINKHOLE-PRONE AREAS

Correction and protection in limestone terrane
George F. Sowers

Sinkhole and subsidence damage and protective measures
Nath S. Parate

Geotechnical considerations in the location, design, and construction of highways in karst terrain—‘The Pellissippi Parkway extension', Knox-Blount Counties, Tennessee
Harry L. Moore

A model study of a proposed concrete road pavement over a potential sinkhole area
J. Marius Louw, Paul H. Goedhart, Frederick J. van Zyl

Foundation problems on karstic limestone formations in western Thailand—A case of Khao Laem Dam
Dennes T. Bergado, Chanin Areepitak, Friedrich Prinzl

Construction on dolomite in South Africa
Fritz von M. Wagener, Peter W. Day

High-volume grouting to control sinkhole subsidence
Christopher R. Ryan

Collapse and compaction of sinkholes by dynamic compaction
Christian A. Guyot
 

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