The Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
of Karst Terranes

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

Springfield, Missouri                               April 6-9, 1997

Edited by Barry F. Beck & J. Brad Stephenson
Assisted by J. Gayle Herring

ORDER BOOK
ISBN 90 5410 867 3
(528 pages)

Sponsored by
P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates, Inc.
Southwest Missouri State University, Department of Geography, Geology & Planning
American Society of Civil Engineers, Mid-Missouri and St. Louis Sections
National Ground Water Association, Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers
Association of Engineering Geologists
Karst Waters Institute

KEYNOTE PAPER

Land use and carbonate island karst
J.E. Mylroie, J.L. Carew
 

KARST ON YOUNG CARBONATE ISLANDS

Groundwater discharge styles from an uplifted pleistocene island karst aquifer, Guam, Mariana Islands
J.W. Jenson, J.M. Jocson, H.G. Siegrist

Preliminary assessment of the role of suckwells in karst water resources
C.C. Smart, D.B. Ketterling
 

SINKHOLE OCCURRENCES ON LIMESTONE KARST

Mechanics of formation of cover-collapse sinkholes
T.M. Tharp

Sinkhole case study: Athletic fields, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
L. Chen, M.J.S. Roth

Cover-collapse sinkholes in the "Tournaisis" Area, southern Belgium
O. Kaufmann, Y. Quinif

The Pennsylvania sinkhole inventory: Design and application in a relational database
W.E. Kochanov, J.S. Kochanov

Assessing the risk of cave-collapse sinkholes using analogous information from mining
Zs. Kesseru

Stratigraphy and hydrogeology of a submarine collapse sinkhole on the continental shelf, northeastern Florida
R.M. Spechler, W.L. Wilson
 

KARST HYDROGEOLOGY

Overflow conduit systems in Kentucky: A consequence of limited underflow capacity
J.A. Ray

Rationale and methodology for approximating spring-basin boundaries in the mantled karst terrane of the Springfield Plateau, northwestern Arkansas
J.V. Brahana

Modeling losses from streams in karst areas
L.R. Livingston, C.W. Campbell, R. Garza

Allogenic recharge to karst from valley-train alluvium and colluvium in the central Appalachian region
E.H. Kastning, C.F. Watts

Karst research in Romania: Geological and hydrogeologic setting of Bihor Mountains
G. Ponta
 

KARST ON EVAPORITE ROCKS

Evaporite karst in the western part of the Holbrook Basin, Arizona
J.T. Neal, R.M. Colpitts

Gypsum karst geohazards in China
Lu Yaoru, A.H. Cooper

Planning for gypsum geohazards in Lithuania and England
B. Paukstys, A.H. Cooper, J. Arusteine

Control of naturally occurring brine springs and seeps in an evaporite karst setting
B. Memon, A.F. Patton, M. Wallace Pitts
 

GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION IN KARST TERANE

Mapping water-supply protection areas for leaky, perched karst groundwater systems
J.A. Ray, R.O. Ewers, P.J. Idstein

Findings from MOU-related karst studies for Indiana State Road 37, Lawrence County, Indiana
J.H. Keith, J.L. Bassett, J.A. Duwelius

Highway stormwater runoff in karst areas-Preliminary results of baseline monitoring and design of a treatment system for a sinkhole in Knoxville, Tennessee
J.B. Stephenson, W.F. Zhou, B.F. Beck, T.S. Green

Laboratory testing of a system to treat highway stormwater in karst areas
J.L. Smoot, D.C. Cox, A.M. Turpin

Contaminant transport in karst aquifers
J.A. Hoke, C.M. Wicks

A sampling plan for conduit-flow karst springs: Minimizing sampling cost and maximizing statistical utility
J.C. Currens

Source identification investigations of petroleum contaminated groundwater in the Missouri Ozarks
J.B. Fels

Groundwater tracing in the epikarst
T. Aley

Some developments in fluorometric tracing of ground water
C.C. Smart, L. Zabo

Modelling the in-situ neutralization capacity of a karst aquifer for remediation of acid mine drainage
H. Gao, A. Butler, H. Wheater, V. Vesovic
 

DEVELOPING AND PROTECTING WATER SUPPLEIS IN KARST AQUIFERS

Wellfield site selection and groundwater flow model construction of the karst area in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida
D.P. Dufresne, C.W. Drake

Insect parts, muddy water, and new sinkholes: Not necessarily fatal flaws to water well permitting in karst
D.A. Hubbard Jr., A.W. McThenia III

Meeting the requirements of the wellhead protection program for three large springs in East Tennessee
A.E. Ogden, L.R. Ogden, M.T. Oates

Deep zone karst aquifers as a boon in central India
Y. Singh, D.P. Dubey
 

STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND FLOODING PROBLEMS IN KARST TERRANE

Comparison of stormwater management techniques in a karst terrane in Springfield, Missouri
W.L. Barner

Ground water basin delineation for sinkhole flood prevention, Johnson City, Tennessee
C.G. Ford, A.E. Ogden, L.R. Ogden, S. Ellis, J.A. Scarborough

Sinkhole and drainage planning in Johnson City, Tennessee
A.J. Reese, A. Cantrell, J. Scarborough

Submergence of the Banwen underground river by the Yantan Reservoir and subsequent flooding disasters
S. Xiang, M. Zhang, Z. Gong, W. Li
 

GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND ENGINEERING IN KARST

Site characterization for sinkholes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
B. Thomas, M.J.S. Roth

Wyndham Farms - A karst case history
J.A. Fischer, J.J. Fischer

Urbanization in karst sinkhole terrain-A St. Louis perspective
B.J. Ripp, J.A. Baker

Sinkhole damage investigations for the insurance industry in West-Central Florida
T.J. Smith

Delineation of sinkhole boundary using Dutch cone soundings
K.R. Chang, C. Bassnett

Designing foundations around sinkholes
R.C. Kannan

Foundation remedies for residential construction over karst limestone in Nashville, Tennessee
L.P. Mishu, J.D. Godfrey Jr., J.R. Mishu

Sinkhole investigation: An on-going case study in Kuwait
W. Abdullah, M.A. Mollah

Sinkholes in karst mining areas in China and some methods of prevention
G. Li, K. Zhou, W.F. Zhou

Mine-induced sinkholes over the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) storage facility at Weeks Island, Louisiana: Geologic mitigation and environmental monitoring
J.T. Neal

The hole story: How a sinkhole in a phosphogypsum pile was explored and remediated
N.F. Fuleihan, J.E. Cameron and J.F. Henry

Evaluation of antikarst protection efficiency
V.V. Tolmachev

Planning the replacement of the Beards Creek bridge
S.E. Walker, J.W. Matzat

An example of the use of jet grouting to permit tunneling in chemically weathered limestone
A.D. Walker
 

KARST STUDIES FOR LAND-USE PLANNING

A geologic evaluation: The first step in land use planning in Stone County, Missouri
W.L. Barner

Modeling of a cave ecosystem
W.C. Campbell, S.M. Sullivan, L.R. Livingston

Hazard mapping of karst along the coast of the Algarve, Portugal
R.A. Forth, D. Butcher, R. Senior

Construction of a karst hazard map of the Russian Federation at 1:5,000,000 scale
V.M. Kutepov, M.M. Maksimov, N.G. Anisimova, I.A. Kozhevnikova
 

INVESTIGATING KARST WITH GEOPHYSICS

Dipole-dipole D.C. resistivity surveying for exploration of karst features
D.W. Lambert

Detecting caves using seismic surface waves: A feasibility study
B. Luke, D.S. Chase

Geophysical and geotechnical evaluation in support of siting a federal prison facility in mature developed karst - A case study
D. Hintz, L. Ragozzino
 

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS FOR KARST AREAS

Interstate assessment of government regulations on landfills in karst areas
S.B. Davis

Studies and regulations in the southwestern Illinois karst
J. Bade, P. Moss

Bacterial contamination of groundwater from private septic systems in Illinois' sinkhole plain: Regulatory considerations
S.V. Panno, C.P. Weibel, I.G. Krapac, E.C. Storment

A geological approach to groundwater protection in the soluble rock lands of Missouri
J.W. Duley

Greene County, Missouri's sinkhole regulations
T.W. Smith, B. Vance

Limestone ordinances of New Jersey and Pennsylvania: A practitioner's experiences
J.A. Fischer

Engineered and unregulated degradation of karst aquifers: Two case studies in New York State, USA
P.A. Rubin, J.J. Privitera
 

FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK

Field trip through the karst areas of southern Greene and northern Christian Counties, Missouri, emphasizing the relationships between surface features and springs
K.C. Thomson
 

SUPPLEMENT

The importance of sinkhole studies in the recognition of karst phenomenon in southwestern Iran
A. Afrasiabian