Karst Hydrogeology:
Engineering and Environmental Applications

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

Orlando, Florida                               February 9-11, 1987

Edited by Barry F. Beck & William L. Wilson
Assisted by Laura Feldman, Shannon Joyce, Kathy McDonald & Sharron Mikesell

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ISBN 90 6191 692 5
(475 pages)

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

KEYNOTE PAPER

Environmental and engineering problems of karst geology in China
Yuan Daoxian
 

REGIONAL STUDIES OF SINKHOLES AND KARST

Case histories of induced sinkholes in the eastern United States
J.G. Newton, J. Mark Tanner

Inventory of karst subsidence in the Valley and Ridge Province of East Tennessee
R.H. Ketelle, J.G. Newton

Thickly mantled karst of the Interlachen, Florida area
Daniel V. Arrington, Robert C. Lindquist

Solution-subsidence-collapse in central Texas: Ordovician to Quaternary
Ernst H. Kastning

Valley poljes in Florida karst
James H. Jensen

Fluvial and collapse influences on cockpit karst of Belize and eastern Guatemala
Tom Miller

Karst, sebkhas, and neotectonics in Rio de Oro Coastal Region, westem Sahara, Northwest Africa
Richard L. Bowen

Some ancient dolines in the karst of Ireland
David J. Burdon

Solution cavities in the limestone of eastem Saudi Arabia
Jonathan J. Grosch, Fadlo T. Touma, Donald P. Richards

Sinkholes and the morphogeny of the Central Styrian Karst (Austria)
Josef G. Zotl

Ordered and stochastic arrangements within regional sinkhole populations
William B. White, Elizabeth L. White

Croatian karst sinkhole experience
Srecko Bozicevic, Zlatko Pepeonik

Influence of impermeable beds on the collapse of bedrock voids in the vadose zone
John E. Mylroie

Fracture permeability: Implications on cave and sinkhole development and their environmental assessments
George Veni
 

CASE STUDIES OF SINKHOLE OCCURRENCE

The hydrologic effects from intense ground-water pumpage in East-Central Hillsborough County, Florida
Terrance O. Bengtsson

Sinkhole development along 'untreated' highway ditchlines in East Tennessee
Harry L. Moore

Limestone quarrying and sinkhole development in the English Peak District
John Gunn, Peter Gagen

Development of the Wink Sink in west Texas due to salt dissolution and collapse
Kenneth S. Johnson

Karst in gypsum and its environmental impact on the Middle Ebro Basin (Spain)
G. Benito, M. Gutierrez
 

GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF SINKHOLES AND KARST

Cone-penetrometer exploration of sinkholes: Stratigraphy and soil properties
D. Bloomberg, S.R Upchurch, M.L. Hayden, R.C. Williams

Strength of material in and around sinkholes by in situ geophysical testing
P. Fisk, C. Gover, P. Holt, G. Jones

Quantification of rock caving within sinkholes by time domain reflectometry
Kevin O'Connor, Charles H. Dowding, Miau-Bin Su

Assessment and long term monitoring of Iocalized subsidence using ground penetrating radar
Richard C. Benson, Lynn B. Yuhr

Use of ground penetrating radar techniques to aid in site selection for land application sites
Herbert G. Stangland, Shiou-San Kuo

Direct detection of shallow subsurface voids using high-resolution seismic-reflection techniques
Don W. Steeples, Richard D. Miller

Locating groundwater conduits in carbonate rocks
Steven J. Stokowski Jr.

Ground penetrating radar: Its application in the identification of subsurface solution features--A case study in West-Central Florida
Anthony E. Gilboy

Use of vertical gravity gradient analyses to detect near-surface dissolution voids in karst terranes
Douglas L. Smith, Gary L. Smith

Geophysical studies of a karst aquifer in the southern Harz foreland of western Germany
Reinhard Frohlich

The use of spontaneous potential in the detection of groundwater flow patterns and flow rate in karst areas
R.A. Erchul, D. W. Slifer

Application of electrical resistivity methods to identify leakage zones in drained lakes
Douglas L. Smith, Anthony F. Randazzo
 

HYDRAULICS AND GROUNDWATER POLLUTION IN KARST TERRANES

Assessment of flow in fractured rock and karst environments
Richard C. Benson, John Scaife

Potential recharge and ground-water contamination from selected sinkholes in West-Central Florida
J. W. Stewart

A landfill site in a karst environment, Madison County, Florida--A case study
Ronald W. Hoenstine, Ed Lane, Teresa O'Carroll, Steven M. Spencer

Wastewater reuse in karst terrain--A case study
Philip B. Hildebrand, Robert Oros

Ground water hydraulics of a large karstic conduit--Sinkhole drainage and spring discharge in Drama area, Greece
Paul G. Marinos, Agoro A. Dimadi, George S. Xidakis, Christopher G. Koutitas

Quantitative dye tracing techniques for describing the solute transport characteristics of ground-water flow in karst terrane
J.L. Smoot, D.S. Mull, T.D. Liebermann

How often should samples be taken at relevant locations for reliable monitoring of pollutants from an agricultural, waste disposal, or spill site in a karst terrane?--A first approximation
James F. Quinlan, E. Calvin Alexander Jr.

Groundwater occurrence and development in coastal karst terrains of oceanic islands in the lower latitudes
David L. Tarbox
 

DRAINAGE AND FLOODING IN KARST TERRANE

Sinkhole management and flooding in Jamaica
Medardo Molina, Franklin McDonald

Catastrophic flood in the polje of Cetinje in February 1986, a typical example of the environmental impact of karst
Borivoje F. Mijatovic

Sinkholes and gabions--A solution to the solution problem
Harry Moore, Dominick Amari

Multi-disciplinary analysis and design of class V drainage wells for a large commercial development
Phillip R. Kemmerly, Lawrence C. Weber, Charles S. Higgins Jr.
 

PLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF KARST TERRANES

Planning & design considerations in karst terrain
J.A. Fischer, R.W. Greene, R.S. Ottoson, T.C. Graham

The engineering-geological evaluation of sites proposed for development in the dolomite karst regions of southern Africa
Paul Roux

The engineering geological properties of a residual soil commonly found in the dolomite karst region of southern Africa
David A. Buttrick

Constraints on the utilization of ground-water resources in dolomitic strata, South Africa
J.R. Vegter

The dewatering of dolomite by deep mining in the West Rand, South Africa
Derek W. Warwick, Ian J.A. Brackley, Geoff Campbell, Richard J. Connelly

Evaluation of data for sinkhole-development risk models
Sam B. Upchurch, James R. Littlefield Jr.

Subsurface mchcators of potential sinkhole activity at the Maitland Colonnades project in Maitland, Florida
Gary L. Kuhns, Lawrence M. Phelps, Bryant P. Marshall, Ernest A. Cox III

Soil mechanics analysis of plastic soil deformation over a bedrock cavity
R.H. Ketelle, E.C. Drumm, J. Ben-Hassine, W.E. Manrod

Use of percussion probes to determine rock mass quality of cavernous carbonate formations before and after grouting
Dorairaja Raghu, David R. Antes, Joseph J. Lifrieri

Determination of pile lengths and proofing of the bearing stratum of piles in cavernous carbonate formations
Dorairaja Raghu
 

REMEDIAL TREATMENT OF SINKHOLE COLLAPSE AND OTHER KARSTIC ENGINEERING PROBLEMS

Some recent Florida legal cases regarding sinkhole related losses
William G. Salomone

Sinkholes in airport pavements: Engineering implications
Robert M. Belesky, H. Reginald Hardy Jr., Francis F. Strouse

Sinkhole repair: The bottom line
Matthew M. Gordon

The Macungie sinkhole, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania: Cause and repair
Percy H. Dougherty, Michael Perlow Jr.

The use of geosynthetics to support roadways over sinkhole prone areas
R. Bonaparte, R.R. Berg

The application of compaction grouting to karstic foundation problems
James F. Henry

Using flow-meters to monitor sinkhole remediation
Robert M. Felton

A geomorphological approach to restoration blasting in limestone quarries
Peter Gagen, John Gunn

Use of a concrete diaphragm wall to prevent cavernous underflow at a dam
Hasan A. Hejazi