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| Author | : Barry F. Beck |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 527 |
| Release | : 2020-12-17 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1000100103 |
Engineers from around the world recount in this volume their successes and failures in attempting to deal with unique and quixotic landscapes.
| Author | : B.F. Beck |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 460 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9789058091901 |
This text covers topics such as sinkhole formation and regional studies of sinkholes and karst. Issues addressed are taken from the 8th multidiscilinary conference on this subject and chart the characteristics of sinkholes and karst as well as their environmental repercussions.
| Author | : Barry F. Beck |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 818 |
| Release | : 2020-12-18 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 100015078X |
Engineers from around the world recount in this volume their successes and failures in attempting to deal with unique and quixotic landscapes.
| Author | : Petar Milanović |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2018-05-15 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0429842619 |
Karst terrains have been modified and adapted through a range of human activities as the need for flood control, irrigation, food production, hydropower production and other resources has increased. Successful reclamation projects require construction of dams and reservoirs. Karst terrains present the most complex working conditions for dam foundation and realization of safe reservoir space. Practical engineering solutions are extremely complex and the need for successful solution requires serious investigations and the cooperation of a wide spectrum of scientists and engineers. A wealth of data on dam projects in karst has been collected and presented in this book. Since reservoirs in karst may fail to fill despite extensive investigations and remediation treatment the book includes a description of failures as well.
| Author | : Francisco Carrasco |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 519 |
| Release | : 2010-08-16 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3642124860 |
The Malaga Symposia Series provides an international forum for scientific debate on the progress made in research into karst environments. The 2010 meeting of the 4th International ISKA presents 80 papers in four key areas: karst hydrogeology and investigations, karst landscape and ecosystems, human interaction with karst environments, and engineering geology in karst areas. This book will be a useful edition to the libraries of consultants, scientists, lecturers, and policy makers concerned with the special issues of karst terrains.
| Author | : Tony Waltham |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 405 |
| Release | : 2007-03-15 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3540269533 |
"Sinkholes and Subsidence" provides a twenty-first century account of how the various subsidence features in carbonate and evaporite rocks cause problems in development and construction in our living environment. The authors explain the processes by which different types of sinkholes develop and mature in karst terrains. They consider the various methods used in site investigations, both direct and indirect, to locate the features associated with these hazards and risks, highlighting the value of hazard mapping. Various ground improvement techniques and the special types of foundation structures which deal with these problems are covered in the second half of the text. This book is supplemented with a wealth of actual case studies and solutions, written by invited experts.
| Author | : Barry F. Beck |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 1993-01-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9789054103059 |
Comprising contributions from international scientists and engineers, this work details the problems of building structures on Karst terrain: why and how to fix it and how to avoid problems in the future.
| Author | : Jo De Waele |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 916 |
| Release | : 2022-06-21 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1119605369 |
Karst Hydrogeology, Geomorphology and Caves A Comprehensive Resource Covering All Aspects of Karst Hydrogeology, Geomorphology, and Caves This essential book covers all physical, chemical, and geological aspects of karst science. It reviews current knowledge on hydrogeology, geomorphology and caves in karst, based on the vast existing literature and investigations carried out by the authors worldwide. The different topics are profusely illustrated with color figures and images from all continents and climates, showing the scientific and aesthetic appeal of karst environments. The book covers in a systematic way the significant features of karst rocks, the chemistry and kinetics of their dissolution, the rate and distribution of karst denudation, the unique hydrogeology of karst terrains, the landforms endemic to karst, the morphology of caves and their diverse sedimentary records, and the multiple processes that lead to the formation of underground voids. Overall, the work reflects the increasing recognition of karst as a fundamental part of the Earth’s dynamic systems, and helps readers understand this multidisciplinary field from a holistic and nuts-and-bolts perspective. Some of the ideas discussed within the book include: How karst is gaining importance for human development, because of its valuable resources (groundwater) and associated environmental problems (impacts and hazards) The enormous technological developments achieved in recent years Recent major breakthroughs in the field and their influence on other scientific disciplines The central role played by karst science for understanding and mitigating global environmental issues (global warming, depletion of resources, human-induced hazards) For all scientists working in karst, and for students and lecturers of karst-related programs, this book serves as a valuable all-in-one source. It is also a valuable resource for professional hydrogeologists, the petroleum industry, environmental geologists, and of course speleologists, the last true geographic explorers in the world.
| Author | : Zoran Stevanović |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 698 |
| Release | : 2015-02-25 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3319128507 |
This practical training guidebook makes an important contribution to karst hydrogeology. It presents supporting material for academic courses worldwide that include this and similar topics. It is an excellent sourcebook for students and other attendees of the International Karst School: Characterization and Engineering of Karst Aquifers, which opened in Trebinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2014 and which will be organized every year in early summer. As opposed to more theoretical works, this is a catalog of possible engineering interventions in karst and their implications. Although the majority of readers will be professionals with geology/hydrogeology backgrounds, the language is not purely technical making it accessible to a wider audience. This means that the methodology, case studies and experiences presented will also benefit water managers working in karst environments.
| Author | : W.B. White |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2013-04-17 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1461573173 |
This volume has its roots in the distant past of more than 20 years ago, the International Hydrologic Decade (IHD), 1964-1974. One of the stated goals of the IHD was to promote research into groundwater situations for which the state of knowledge was hopelessly inadequate. One of these problem areas was the hydrology of carbonate terrains. Position papers published early in the IHD emphasized the special problems of karst; carbonate terrains were supposed to receive a substantial amount of attention during the IHD. There were indeed many new contributions from European colleagues but, unfortunately, in the United States the good intentions were not backed up by much in the way of federal funding. Some good and interesting work was published, particularly by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), but in the academic community the subject languished. About this same time the Cave Research Foundation (CRF), organized in 1957 to promote the systematic exploration, survey, and scientific study of the great cave systems of Mammoth Cave National Park, was casting about for a broader scope for its research activities. Up until that time, CRF research had been largely restricted to detailed mineralogical and geological investigations within the caves, with the main part of the effort concentrated on exploration and survey. The decision to investigate the hydrology required a certain enlargement of vision because investigators then had to consider the entire karst drainage basin rather than isolated fragments of cave passage.
