Engineering and Environmental Impacts
of Sinkholes and Karst

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

St. Petersburg Beach, Florida                               October 2-4, 1989

Edited by Barry F. Beck
Assisted by Adrianne Hagen, Scott Cavin, Brian Barfus & Virginia Merkle

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ISBN 90 6191 987 8
(392 pages)

Sponsored by
Florida Sinkhole Research Institute, Division of Sponsored Research, University of Central Florida

KEYNOTE PAPER

Karst, caves and engineering—The British experience
A.C. Waltham
 

THE GEOLOGIC AND HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT OF KARST AREAS

Surficial karst patterns: Recognition and interpretation
Ernst H. Kastning

Environmental aspects of the development of Figeh Spring, Damascus, Syria
P.E. LaMoreaux

Sinkhole formation and its effect on Peace River hydrology
Thomas H. Patton, Jean-Georges Klein

Two-dimensional numerical simulation of the relationship between sinkhole lakes and ground water along the Central Florida Ridge
Keith W. Ryan

Sinkholes (dolines) in Bhander Limestones around Rewa, Central India, and their environmental significance
Yamuna Singh

Two methods for representing sinkholes in a three-dimensional ground water flow model
Mark D. Taylor, Peter J. Riordan, Brendan, M. Harley

Geological and geophysical investigations for delineating karstic structures in southwestern portion of Cuddapah Basin, Andhra Pradesh, India
B. Venkatanarayana, T. Venkateswara Rao

Partial reclassification of first-magnitude springs in Florida
William L. Wilson, Wesley C. Skiles
 

SINKHOLE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCURRENCE

Sinkhole density of the Forest City quadrangle
Aida Bahtijarevic

Collapse sinkhole at the inlet tunnel of a powerhouse, Pont-Rouge, Quebec
Michel Beaupre, Jaques Schroeder

Qualitative modelling of the cover-collapse process
Jian Chen, Barry F. Beck

Sinkhole distribution and characteristics in Pasco County, Florida
Julia L. Currin, Brian L. Barfus

Sinkholes and landuse in southwestern Wisconsin
Michael Day, Philip Reeder

Salt dissolution, interstratal karst, and ground subsidence in the northern part of the Texas Panhandle
Kenneth S. Johnson

Sinkhole hazards in Tasmania
Kevin Kiernan

Ground subsidence associated with doline formation in chalk areas of southern England
Peter McDowell

Morphometric analysis of sinkholes and caves in Tennessee comparing the Eastern Highland Rim and Valley and Ridge physiographic provinces
Albert E. Ogden, William A. Curry, James L. Cummings

Surface deformation of residual soil over cavitose bedrock
J.A. Scarborough, J. Ben-Hassine, R.H. Ketelle, W.F. Kane, E.C. Drumm
 

GROUND WATER QUALITY AND POLLUTION IN KARST TERRANES

Physical parameters and microbial indicator organisms of a carbonate island karst aquifer, San Salvador Island, Bahamas
William Balcerzak, John Mylroie, Gerard S. Pabst

The impact of agricultural practices on water quality in karst regions
William S. Berryhill Jr.

Waste disposal on karstified Carboniferous limestone aquifers of England and Wales
A.J. Edwards, P.L. Smart

Assessing ground water flow paths from pollution sources in the karst of Putnam County, Tennessee
Elwin D. Hannah, Tom E. Pride, Albert E. Ogden, Randy Paylor

Anatomy of a hazardous waste site in a paleosink basin
Dennis J. Price

Potential groundwater contamination of an urban karst aquifer: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Philip P. Reeder, Nicholas C. Crawford

Sinkhole dumps and the risk to ground water in Virginia's karst areas
D.W. Slifer, R.A. Erchul

Tennessee's superconducting super collider proposal: A proposed large scale surface/subsurface construction project located in a karst environment
Patricia J. Thompson, Nicholas C. Crawford, Randy L. Villa
 

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY OF KARST TERRANES

A volcanic breccia in the buried karst of Hong Kong
N.J. Darigo

Practical concerns of Cambro-Ordovician karst sites
Joseph A. Fischer, Thomas C. Graham, Richard W. Greene, Robert Canace, Joseph J. Fischer

Paleokarst of Yuen Long, northwest New Territories, Hong Kong
Donald V. Frost

Ground subsidence movements upon the Cretaceous chalk outcrop in England—Sinkhole problems and engineering solutions
James P. Kirkwood, Clive N. Edmonds

An historical review of applied science at the Institute of Karst Research, Postojna, Yugoslavia
Andrej Kranjc
 

GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF KARST TERRANE

Subsurface investigation response to sinkhole activity at an eastern Pennsylvania site
Bohdan L. Pazuniak

Using terrain conductivity to detect subsurface voids and caves in a limestone formation
Diane Robinson-Poteet

Seismic expression of solution collapse features from the Florida Platform
StephenW. Snyder, Mark W. Evans, Albert C. Hines, John S. Compton
 

CASE STUDIES OF ENGINEERING IN KARST TERRANE

Radon in homes, soils and caves of North Central Tennessee and implications for the home construction industry
Paul D. Collar, Albert E. Ogden

Building construction over an erosive sinkhole site: A case study in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Henry Gertje, Anthony E. Jeremias

Mann road sinkhole stabilization: A case history
R.L. Goehring, S.M. Sayed

Ground modification techniques applied to sinkhole remediation
James F. Henry

Highway engineering aspects of karst terrane near Alpha, New Jersey
James S. Mellet, Bernard J. Maccarillo
 

PLANNING, GOVERNMENTAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF KARST TERRANE

Land use regulations in the Lehigh Valley: Zoning and subdivision ordinances in an environmentally sensitive karst region
Percy H. Dougherty

A national study of natural underground cavities in Great Britain—Data collection, spatial analysis, planning and engineering significance
Clive N. Edmonds, Brian R. Marker, George Martin

A karst ordinance—Clinton Township, New Jersey
Joseph A. Fischer, Hermia Lechner

Karst mapping and applications to regional land management practices in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
William E. Kochanov
 

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