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Karst Risks—Investigation, Design, and Construction with Case Studies from Pennsylvania
Karst describes a landscape caused by the natural dissolving of soluble bedrock, with features including variable depths to bedrock, settlement, and sinkhole development. Karst impacts civil engineering projects as there is an increased risk for settlement and sinkhole development during and after construction, complicated structure foundation design and installation due to variable rock depth and conditions, issues during construction including differing condition claims, schedule delays, and material overruns because of highly variable subsurface conditions. Enhanced site characterizations and karst-specific design and construction practices can be applied to reduce the impacts and risk from karst features. We present case histories of projects in karst where design and construction considerations were recommended or implemented to reduce the risk of settlement, sinkhole development, and cost overruns. Two case histories are presented from projects in Pennsylvania, including a major regional airport and one of the largest shopping malls in the country.
Karst Risks—Investigation, Design, and Construction with Case Studies from Pennsylvania
Karst describes a landscape caused by the natural dissolving of soluble bedrock, with features including variable depths to bedrock, settlement, and sinkhole development. Karst impacts civil engineering projects as there is an increased risk for settlement and sinkhole development during and after construction, complicated structure foundation design and installation due to variable rock depth and conditions, issues during construction including differing condition claims, schedule delays, and material overruns because of highly variable subsurface conditions. Enhanced site characterizations and karst-specific design and construction practices can be applied to reduce the impacts and risk from karst features. We present case histories of projects in karst where design and construction considerations were recommended or implemented to reduce the risk of settlement, sinkhole development, and cost overruns. Two case histories are presented from projects in Pennsylvania, including a major regional airport and one of the largest shopping malls in the country.
Karst Risks—Investigation, Design, and Construction with Case Studies from Pennsylvania
Brown, Jeremy (author) / Painter, Mia (author) / Shull, Philip (author)
Eighth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering ; 2019 ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Geo-Congress 2019 ; 217-228
2019-03-21
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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