Sinkholes and Subsidence: Karst and Cavernous Rocks in Engineering and Construction

by Martin G. Culshaw, Tony Waltham, Fred G. Bell, et al.

Book Overview

"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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642058515
• ISBN13: 9783642058516
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"