Karst GeoHazards:
Engineering and Environmental Problems
in Karst Terranes

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

Gatlinburg, Tennessee                               April 2-5, 1995

Edited by Barry F. Beck
Assisted by Felicity M. Pearson

ORDER BOOK
ISBN 90 5410 535 6
(599 pages)

Sponsored by
P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates, Inc.
National Ground Water Association
American Society of Civil Engineers (Tennessee Section)
University of Tennessee Institute for Geotechnology
Karst Waters Institute

KEYNOTE PAPER

Geotechnical aspects of the design and construction of dams and pressure tunnels in soluble rocks
A.H. Merritt
 

KARST GEOLOGY: SURFICIAL PROCESSES AND SINKHOLES

Historical references to karst studies
P.E. LaMoreaux

Mechanical impacts of air and water compression in karst conduits
J. Chen, G. Thomas, I. Jones

Subsidence hazards due to the dissolution of Permian gypsum in England: Investigation and remediation
A.H. Cooper

Subsidence and related features in the Tully Valley, Central New York
F.J. Getchel

Sinkhole distribution in Winona County, Minnesota revisited
S. Magdalene, E.C. Alexander Jr.

Supai salt karst features: Holbrook Basin, Arizona
J.T. Neal

Salt dissolution sinkhole at the Weeks Island, Louisiana, strategic petroleum storage site
J.T. Neal, R.E. Myers

Morphology of pseudosinkholes in granitic rocks of the Bastar Craton, central India
Y. Singh

Thresholds for soil transport and the long term stability of sinkholes
W.B. White, E.L. White

Sinkhole and buried sinkhole densities and new sinkhole frequencies in karsts of Northwest Peninsular Florida
W.L. Wilson
 

KARST HYDROGEOLOGY

Hydrogeologic setting of northern Guam
W. Barner

Groundwater quality reflect karst development: A case study in Central-West Florida
J. Chen, G. Thomas, S. Upchurch

A spacial-correlation model for assessment of large-areal sinkhole and water quality data
J. Chen, G. Thomas, S. Upchurch

The complex geophysical-hydrochemical study of karstic springs at Bajza field, Scutari region, Albania
P. Haxhui, A. Uci

Prediction and testing of hydaulic parameters in interstratal karst of the Valley and Ridge Province, Pennsylvania
M. Jancin, J. Ewart

Conceptual model of groundwater flow in a mantled karst aquifer and effects on the epikarstic zone
H.E. Julian, S.C. Young

Evolution of a karstic groundwater system, Cave Hill, Augusta County, Virginia: A multi-disciplinary study
E.H. Kastning III

Normalized base-flow discharge of groundwater basins: A useful parameter for estimating recharge area for springs and for recognizing drainage anomalies in karst terranes
J.F. Quinlan, J.A. Ray

Delineation of the recharge area for the Rio Springs, Kentucky: An EPA demonstration project in wellhead (springhead) protection for karst terranes
G.M. Schindel, J.A. Ray, J.F. Quinlan
 

KARST GEOHAZARDS:
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION THROUGH SINKHOLESAND THE KARST SURFACE

Mass flux of agricultural nonpoint-source pollutants in a conduit-flow-dominated karst aquifer, Logan County, Kentucky
J.C. Currens

Site investigation, monitoring, and successful landfill closure within a karst terrane
P.J. Hall, A.J. McCusker, C.T. Bingham

Selection of corridors for power transmission lines and highways through karst terranes
E.H. Kastning

Private well-water quality of the karst and agricultural Dry Creek watershed in eastern Iowa-Implications for appropriate management
D.B. Wunder, J.K. Johnson
 

KARST GEOHAZARDS: TRANSPORT OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION IN A KARST AQUIFER

Contaminant transport mechanisms in karst terrains and implications on remediation
W. Barner, K. Uhlman

Diffuse flow and DNAPL recovery in the St. Genevieve and St. Louis Limestones
G.O. Chieruzzi, J.J. Duck, J.M. Valesky, R. Markwell

Application of fluorescent dye tracing techniques for delineating sinkhole drainage routes, Highway 37 improvement project, Lawrence County, Indiana
J.A. Duwelius, J.L. Bassett, J.H. Keith

The use of geochemical methods in the investigation of hazardous waste sites in covered karst terrain
T. Glover, J. Daniel, A. Lonegran

Acid mine drainage in karst terranes: Geochemical considerations and field observations
I.D. Sasowsky, W.B. White, J.A. Webb

Is closure-in-place a suitable remedy for unlined landfills in sinkholes?
M. McShea Valentin
 

KARST GEOHAZARDS: STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND FLOODING PROBLEMS

Sinkhole collapse and ground water contamination problems resulting from storm water drainage wells and on karst terrain
N.C. Crawford, C.G. Groves

Sinkhole treatment to improve water quality and control erosion in southeastern Minnesota
A. Kalmes, E. Mohring

Modification of highway runoff quality by sinkhole drainage structures, Highway 37 improvement project, Lawrence County, Indiana
J.H. Keith, J.L. Bassett, J.A. Duwelius

Storm-water management and sinkhole occurrence in the Palmyra area, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
W.E. Kochanov

Investigation of sinkhole flooding problems in Knoxville, Tennessee
A.E. Ogden

Management of the discharge quality of highway runoff in karst areas to control impacts to ground water-A review of relevant literature
J.B. Stephenson, B.F. Beck
 

KARST GEOHAZARDS: CASE STUDIES ON ENGINEERING SINKHOLES

Karst site remediation grouting
J.A. Fischer, J.J. Fischer

Maryland Route 31 sinkhole
A.D. Martin

A model for sinkhole formation on interstate and limited access highways, with suggestions on remediation
J.S. Mellett, B.J. Maccarillo

Techniques to investigate and remedy sinkholes
B.S. Qubain, E.J. Seksinsky, E.G. Aldin

Risk and reward: Pipes and sinkholes in East Tennessee
J.A. Scarborough
 

FOUNDATION CONSIDERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN KARST

Static and seismic stability of residual soils over a bedrock cavity
J. Ben-Hassine, P.E. Booth, D.R. Riggs

Karst foundation grouting and seepage control at Haig Mill Dam
J.A. Beriswell, R.W. Humphries, A.T. McClean, R.L. Kath

Drilled pile foundations in porous, pinnacled carbonate rock
W.E. Heath

The importance of a model in foundation design over deeply-weathered, pinnacled, carbonate bedrock
T.C. Siegel, J.J. Belgeri

A case history of compaction grouting to improve soft soils over karstic limestone
D.C. Stapleton, D. Corso, P. Blakita

Cap reinforcement over a sinkhole as part of a landfill closure
M.J. Stelmack, T. Sheridan, B.F. Beck

Design against collapse of karst caverns
T.M. Tharp
 

INVESTIGATING KARST WITH GEOPHYSICS

Subsurface investigation of possible karst conditions at the Jewfish Creek bridge replacement, Key Largo, Florida
R.C. Benson, L. Yuhr, B.C. Berkovitz

The application of thermal infrared thermography in the identification of submerged springs in Chickamauga Reservoir, Hamilton County, Tennessee
F.R. Bogle, K. Loy

Application of the natural electric field for detecting karst conduits on Guam
A.L. Lange, W.L. Barner

Mapping karst solution features by the integrated geophysical method
R. Rodriguez
 

PLANNING AND INVESTIGATION FOR ENGINEERING IN KARST

Clay over karst: Dealing with construction over an eroded and broken karst surface
D.B. Griffin, R.M. Berry

Engineering experiences with limestone
M.A. Iqbal

Engineering impacts of karst: Three engineering case studies in Cambrian and Ordovician carbonates of the Valley and Ridge Province
R.L. Kath, A.T. McClean, W.R. Sullivan, R.W. Humphries

The problems of constructions on karst: The examples from Slovenia
S. Sebela, A. Mihevc

Paleokarstic features in the Belgian Carboniferous limestones-Implications to engineering
A. Vergari, Y. Quinif, J.M. Charlet

Caves as a geologic hazard: A quantitative analysis from San Salvador Island, Bahamas
W.L. Wilson, J.E. Mylroie, J.L. Carew
 

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS FOR KARST AREAS

A local government approach to mitigating impacts of karst
T.S. Devilbiss

Status of Kentucky's regulatory programs that address karst
K. Harker, J.A. Ray

Carbonate rock investigation guidance policy for siting landfills in karst areas in Tennessee
J.K. House

Goverment programs and the regulation of dye tracing: The future
A.E. Ogden

A partnership approach in marketing land use regulations for karst areas
C. Schwartz, D.P. Drewes

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 
J.F. Quinlan, J.A. Ray, G.M. Schindel
 

FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK AND REPLATED PAPER

The geology of Cherokee Caverns
P.A. Rubin

Field trip through East Tennessee karst with emphasis on practical problems
H. Moore, G. Michael Clark, J. Whidby

LATE PAPERS: PRESENTED AT CONFERENCE, BUT NOT INCLUDED IN PROCEEDINGS

Assessing Superfund sites in karst environments utilizing the Hazard Ranking System
Erik W. Lombard, Paul F. Moisan

Maryland's law requiring definition of zones of dewatering influence near limestone quarries
Janine S. Mauersberg