Geotechnical and Environmental Applications of Karst Geology and Hydrology--2001

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

Louisville, Kentucky                               April 1-4, 2001

Edited by Barry F. Beck and J. Gayle Herring

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ISBN 90 5809 190 2
(437 pages)

Sponsored by
P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates, Inc.
The GeoInstitute of the American Society of Civil Engineers
The Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers of the National Ground Water Association

KEYNOTE PAPER

Tunnelling and mining in karstic terrain; an engineering challenge
Marinos, Paul G.
 

SINKHOLE FORMATION

Geological and geotechnical context of cover collapse and subsidence in mid-continent U.S. clay-mantled karst
T. Cooley

A comparison of human induced sinkholes between China and the United States
Y. Gao, E.C. Alexander, Jr. & M. Lei

Karstic and pseudokarstic sinkholes in Hawaii
W.R. Halliday

Sinkhole distribution of the Valley and Ridge province, Virginia
D.A. Hubbard, Jr.

Topographic, geologic, and hydrogeologic controls on dimensions and locations of sinkholes in thick covered karst, Lowndes County, Georgia
J.A. Hyatt, R. Wilson, J.S. GIIens, & P.M. Jacobs,

Subsidence rates of alluvial dolines in the central Ebro Basin, NE Spain
M.A. Soriano & J.L. Simón

Cover-collapse sinkhole formation and piezometric surface drawdown
T.M. Tharp

REGIONAL STUDIES OF SINKHOLES AND KARST

Characterization and classification of Alfisols developed in the karstic land of northwestern Turkey
C. Aydinalp

Developing a GIS for the Jamaican Cockpit Country
M.S. Chenoweth & M.J. Day

The purposes of the main sinkhole project in the Latium Region of Central Italy
A. Colombi, E.Di Loreto, F. Nolasco, G. Capelli & R. Salvati

Karst development in the southern English chalk
A.R. Farrant

Application of GIS technology to study karst features of southeastern Minnesota
Y. Gao, E.C. Alexander, Jr. & R. Tipping

Karst unit mapping using Geographic Information System technology, Mower County, Minnesota, USA
J.A.Green, W.J. Marken, E.C. Alexander, Jr. & S.C. Alexander

Wisconsin Interagency karst feature reporting form
R. Pearson

EVALUATING THE RISK OF AND REMEDIATING THE DAMAGE FROM SINKHOLE COLLAPSE

Characterization of a highway sinkhole within the gypsum karst of Michigan
R.C. Benson & R.D. Kaufmann

Evaluation of the risk of the formation of karst-related surface instability features in dolomite strata occurring in the Lebowakgomo area, Republic of South Africa
F. Calitz

Natural and induced halite karst geohazards in Great Britain
A.H. Cooper

The development of a national Geographic Information System (GIS) for British karst geohazards and risk assessment
A.H. Cooper, A.R. Farrant, K.A.M. Adlam & J.C. Walsby,

Karstification below dam sites: a model of increasing leakage from reservoirs
W. Dreybrodt. D. Romanov & F. Gabrovsek

Remediation in karst - art, science, witchcraft, and economics
J.A. Fischer, J.J. Fischer & R.S. Ottoson

New advances of karst collapse research in China
M. Lei, X. Jiang & Liyu

A karst case history revisited
R.S. Ottoson, J.J. Fischer & J.A. Fischer

Catastrophic subsidence risk assessment: a conceptual matrix for sinkhole genesis
R. Salvati, G. Capelli & A. Colombi

Conceptual model for geotechnical evaluation of sinkhole risk in the Latium Region
R. Salvati, T.M. Tharp & G. Capelli

Geotechnical characterization and modeling of a shallow karst bedrock site
T.C. Siegel, & D.W. McCrackin

Geosynthetic reinforcement above sinkholes to protect landfill liners
T.C. Siegel . P. E. Cargill & D.W. McCrackin

Pin piles in karst topography
F.S. Tarquinio & S.L. Pearlman

The reflection of karst in normative building documents of Russia
V.V. Tolmachev & M.V. Leonenko

Application of a standard method of sinkhole detection in the Tampa, Florida, area
E.D. Zisman

GROUNDWATER FLOW AND CONTAMINANT MOVEMENT IN KARST

Development of a coupled surface-groundwater-pipe network model for the sustainable management of karstic groundwater
R. Adams & G. Parkin

Groundwater dye tracing: an effectIIe tool to use during the highway development process to avoid or minimize impacts to karst groundwater resources
D. Bednar, Jr. & T. Aley

Changes in ground-water quality in a conduit-flow-dominated karst aquifer following BMP implementation
J.C. Currens

Occurrence of coliform bacteria in a karst aquifer, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
M.D. Kozar & M.V. Mathes

Structural and karst impacts on groundwater flow and contaminant transport
E.G. Miller & J.L. Lufkin

Mapping karst ground-water basins in the Inner Bluegrass as a non-point source pollution management tool
R.L. Paylor & J.C. Currens

Spatial Interpretation of Karst Drainage Basins
J. A. Ray,

Geochemical methods for distinguishing surface water from groundwater in the Knox aquifer system
J.C. Redwine & J.R. Howell

Legal impediments to utilizing groundwater as a municipal water supply source in karst terrain in the United States
J.J. Richardson, Jr.

Quality of groundwater in shallow and deep karst and other associated aquifer zones of central India
Y. Singh & D.P. Dubey

An evaluation of the performance of activated charcoal in detection of fluorescent compounds in the environment
C. Smart & B. Simpson

Statistical characterization of natural background fluorescence as an aid to dye tracer test design
C.C. Smart & K.C. Karunaratne

Effectiveness of geologic barriers for preventing karst water from flowing into coal mines in North China
W. Zhou & G. Li

TREATMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN KARST

Operation and maintenance of vadose zone and groundwater remediation systems in a karst aquifer
R.N. Berry, R. Long & T.M. Baer

Karst feature control on the mobility of petroleum residues in groundwater: a hydrocarbon reservoir analogue
T.D. Gillespie

Characterization and grouting beneath an impending landfill cap
M. Mirabito, D. Dermatas & M. Jancin

Karst void mitigation for water quality and quantity protection in Austin, Texas
S.R. Pope

Enhanced recovery of petroleum hydrocarbon soil vapors and contaminant smear in karst
D.J. Schaezler, T.M. Baer, P.L. Schumann & R.N. Berry

Design and construction of water remediation systems used to manage karst water contamination
D.J. Schaezler, T.M. Baer & R.N. Berry

Landfill gas transport in karst
J. Smith

In situ chemical oxidation process and karst aquifers
P.R. Stone, B. Hoke, P. Landry & K.J. Cowan

Test methods for developing a conceptual model for a PCB-contaminated carbonate aquifer
S.R.H. Worthington & D.C. Ford

USING GEOPHYSICS IN KARST INVESTIGATIONS

A geoelectric investigation of the freshwater aquifer near the well fields of North Andros Island, Bahamas
A.L. Adams,

Using thermography to assist the groundwater monitoring program at Marshall Space Flight Center
C.W. Campbell & A. Keith

Application of thermography to groundwater monitoring at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee
C.W. Campbell & M. Singer

An application of cone penetration tests and combined array 2D electrical resistivity tomography to delineate cover-collapse sinkhole prone areas
O. Kaufmann & Y. Quinif

The effect of groundwater pollution on the natural-electric potential in karst
K.T. Kilty & A.L. Lange

Integrated high-resolution geophysical investigations as potential tools for water resource investigations in karst terrain
R. McGrath, P. Styles, E. Thomas & S. Neale

Application of bistatic low frequency GPR for mapping karst features and bedrock topography
M.S. Roark & D.W. Lambert

The use of microgravity for the characterisation of karstic cavities on Grand Bahama, Bahamas
P. Styles & E. Thomas

FIELD TRIP DUIDE

Field Trip Guide, Part I: Environmental problems associated with urban development upon karst, Bowling Green, Kentucky
N.C. Crawford
Field Trip Guide, Part II: The Mammoth Cave Karst Aquifer
J. Meiman & C. Groves