A review on natural and human-induced geohazards and impacts in karst

F Gutiérrez, M Parise, J De Waele, H Jourde - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Karst environments are characterized by distinctive landforms related to dissolution and a
dominant subsurface drainage. The direct connection between the surface and the …

Near-surface geophysical characterization of areas prone to natural hazards: a review of the current and perspective on the future

A Malehmir, LV Socco, M Bastani, CM Krawczyk… - Advances in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Natural hazards such as landslides, floods, rockfalls, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
sinkholes, and snow avalanches represent potential risks to our infrastructures, properties …
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K Taheri, F Gutiérrez, H Mohseni, E Raeisi, M Taheri - Geomorphology, 2015 - Elsevier
Since 1989, an increasing number of sinkhole occurrences have been reported in the
Kabudar Ahang and Razan–Qahavand subcatchments (KRQ) of Hamadan province …

Effects of mineral suspension and dissolution on strength and compressibility of soft carbonate rocks

MO Ciantia, R Castellanza, GB Crosta, T Hueckel - Engineering Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Calcarenites are highly porous soft rocks formed of mainly carbonate grains bonded
together by calcite bridges. The above characteristics make them prone to water-induced …

Discrete element modeling of progressive failure in a wide coal roadway from water-rich roofs

QS Bai, SH Tu, C Zhang, D Zhu - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Progressive failure of roadway roofs is a common failure mechanism in underground coal
mines, especially when water-rich roofs are in close proximity to the roadway. In this case …

Influence of the Hoek–Brown failure criterion with tensile strength cut-off on the roof stability in deep rock tunnels

D Park - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hoek–Brown (HB) failure criterion provides reasonable estimates of the peak
strength of isotropic rocks for shear failure; however, this is less so for tensile fractures. Hoek …

Geophysical map** of solution and collapse sinkholes

G Kaufmann - Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
Karst rocks such as limestone, dolomite, anhydrite, gypsum, or salt can be dissolved
physically by water or chemically by water enriched with carbon dioxide. The dissolution is …

Anthropogenic sinkholes of the city of Naples, Italy: An update

R Tufano, L Guerriero, M Annibali Corona, G Bausilio… - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, the study of anthropogenic sinkholes in densely urbanized areas has
attracted the attention of both researchers and land management entities. The city of Naples …

Hazards in karst and managing water resources quality

M Parise, N Ravbar, V Živanović, A Mikszewski… - Karst aquifers …, 2015 - Springer
Karst is an extremely fragile natural environment. The geological, morphological,
hydrological, and hydrogeological features of karst determine an overall high vulnerability to …