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 Sinkholes and Subsidence will provide 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 consider the various methods used in site investigations, both direct and indirect, to locate the features associated with these associated hazards and risks, highlighting the value of hazard mapping. Various ground improvement techniques, such as grouting, and the special types of foundation structures which deal with these problems are covered towards the end of the book. This book is supplemented with a wealth of actual case studies and solutions, written by invited experts.

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Beginning over 10,000 years ago and continuing until the arrival of the Spanish in the 1500s, hunter and gatherer societies occupied the Edwards Plateau of central Texas. Archaeological studies over the past eighty years have reconstructed their subsistence, technology, and settlement patterns, but until now little information has been available on their burial practices, due to the scarcity of known burial sites. This detailed archaeological report describes the human skeletal remains, burial furnishings, and fauna recovered from Bering Sinkhole in Kerr County, the first carefully excavated hunter-gatherer burial site in central Texas. The remains in Bering Sinkhole were deposited from 7,500 to 2,000 years ago. Leland Bement's analysis reveals a growing elaboration in burial rituals during the period and also uncovers important data on the diet and health of the hunter-gatherers. He discusses climate change based on faunal remains and compares burial goods such as bone, antler, freshwater shell, marine shell, turtle, and stone artifacts with those found at other Texas mortuary sites and with deposits at hunter-gatherer habitation sites in Central Texas..
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This Geotechnical Special Publication contains 71 papers concerning the unique problems and innovative solutions surrounding karst terrain. The technical program for the Karst 2008 conference struck a balance between the environmental and engineering aspects of working in karst and sinkhole-prone areas. It reflects a distinct shift to integrated approaches for investigations and the expanding range of tools that are available to engineers and scientists. These papers were presented at the Eleventh Multidisciplinary Conference held September 22 26, 2008, in Tallahassee, Florida. Topics discussed include: Formation of karst and sinkholes, Application of geophysics, GIS morphing and computer databases, Unique investigation techniques, Risk assessment, Hydrology of Woodville Karst Plain, Water management, monitoring, and remediation, modeling in karst, Groundwater tracing, Planning and regulation, Foundation design and construction, Sinkhole mitigation and repair, Grouting techniques, and Engineering man s infrastructure. Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst will be valuable to geotechnical engineers, environmental engineers, and all those involved in sinkholes and the impacts of karst..
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What is a sinkhole?

Far from being just a hole in the ground, a sinkhole is a very special type of phenomenon Born of the interaction between water and rock, sinkholes appear anywhere rock dissolves easily. Some sinkholes happen gradually, the ground inside them slowly sinking over hundreds of years. Other sinkholes open up almost instantly. These are the ones you hear about in the news—the sinkholes that swallow houses and chew holes in highways.

Though sinkholes exhibit several different characteristics, all sinkholes provide a cool, damp environment that supports different plants and animals from those in the habitats surrounding them. From the crystal-clear springs of Florida to the oases of the Arabian Desert, sinkholes create their own unique natural communities. This book presents the full spectrum of sinkholes: Where do they happen? How do they happen? How do they affect us? While Florida seems to have more than its fair share of sinkholes, sinkholes happen worldwide—from valleys in the high Himalayan Mountains to the depths of the Adriatic Sea. Sinkholes are the basis for many strange and unusual landscapes, such as the gumdrop-shaped mountains of Jamaica and the towering, rounded mountains of Guilian, China. With many colorful photos, this book illustrates how sinkholes are an important part of our natural environment, though they’re often taken for granted.

Curious explorers will appreciate the suggested parks, preserves, and forests in which they can visit sinkholes, as well as a listing of additional resources for researching this fascinating geological phenomenon. An extensive glossary helps simplify the terms used throughout the book..
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