Lynn B. Yuhr / Richard C. Benson
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Table of Contents Part I - A Brief Overview of Karst and Pseudokarst 1. Some Common Terms1.1 Karst1.2 Paleokarst1.3 Pseudokarst 2. The Development of Karst Conditions2.1 Carbonates and Other Soluble Rock2.2 Post Deposition Processes2.3 Some Properties of Karst Rock 3. Types of Karst Features3.1 Sinkholes3.2 Sinking Streams and Springs3.3 The Epikarst Zone3.4 Caves 4. Karst Maturity and Development4.1 Karst Maturity4.2 Karst Development Time Scale 5. Areas Affected by Karst and Pseudokarst5.1 United States5.2 Worldwide 6. Karst and Its Many Benefits6.1 Springs6.2 Caves6.3 Sinkholes6.4 Karst Aquifers and Groundwater Resources6.5 Mineral Resources 7. Karst and Its Damaging Impact7.1 Structural Impacts7.2 Ground Water Contamination7.3 Pseudokarst Impacts (Natural and Man-Made) 8. Triggering Mechanisms for Sinkholes8.1 Statistics8.2 Water-Related Triggering Mechanisms8.3 A Guideline to Minimize Sinkholes Triggered by Water8.4 Other Triggering Mechanisms8.5 Size and Rate of Sinkhole Collapse 9. Cave and Cavern Collapse9.1 Breakdown Domes9.2 Mechanics of Cavern Breakdown9.3 Thickness of Rock Needed to Prevent Surface Subsidence or Collapse9.4 Experience from Mine Failures9.5 Propagation of Subsidence and Collapse from Great Depths 10. Insight into the Nature of Cover Collapse Sinkholes10.1 Introduction10.2 Insight from Scale Model Sinkhole Tests10.3 Insight from Mine Backfill Stabilization10.4 Conceptual Models of Cover Collapse Sinkholes Part II The Strategy and Methods for Site Characterization 11. What is Site Characterization11.1 Introduction11.2 Uncertainties in Site Characterization11.3 The Technical Literature11.4 Concepts and Strategies for Site Characterization by Others11.5 The Site Characterization Team11.6 Some Pitfalls of Site Characterization 12. The Strategy 12.1 The Detection Dilemma12.2 Appropriate, Adequate and Accurate Data12.3 Key Steps in the Site Characterization Process12.4 Summary 13. The Desk Study13.1 What We Know and Don’t Know13.2 Sources of Existing Information and Data13.3 Type of Data Available13.4 Data Mining and Review13.5 The Preliminary Conceptual Model14. Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing Data14.1 Availability14.2 Scale14.3 Coverage14.4 Aerial Photos14.5 Beyond Black and White Aerial Photos (Other Formats and Methods) 15. Site Walkover15.1 The Initial Site Walkover15.2 Importance of Observations15.3 Some Tools for the Field15.4 On-Site Walkovers and Off-Site Drives15.5 Site Coverage15.6 Observations and Mapping15.7 Fly Over15.8 Updating the Conceptual Model15.9 Updating the Work Plan 16. Surface Geophysical Methods16.1 Introduction16.2 A Brief History of the Surface Geophysical Methods16.3 An Overview of Surface Geophysics16.4 Guidelines for the Selection of the Surface Geophysical Methods16.5 Application of Surface Geophysical Methods 17. Invasive Methods17.1 Introduction17.2 Direct Push Methods17.3 Borings17.4 Excavations and Trenches 18. Geophysical Logging18.1 Introduction18.2 Geophysical Logging Measurements18.3 Various Applications for
