ABSTRACT
Geologists and geographers study how to develop how and where karst develops and how sinkholes form, but engineers must use this information to develop karst terrane. Over the past ten years, these multidisciplinary conferences on the applied aspects of karst hydrogeology and engineering have been successful in bringing together engineers, geologists, other scientists and government regulators who must safely establish human infrastructure on karst terrane whilst protecting the environment. The essences of these conferences has always been communciation between geologists and engineers with an emplasis on practical applications and case studies. This text contains the proceedings of the fifth conference on karst geohazards. It presents 65 papers that cover topics such as: groundwater contamination through sinkholes and the karst surface; stormwater drainage and flooding problems; and foundation considerations and improvements in karst.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|7 pages
Keynote paper
part 2|83 pages
Karst geology Surficial processes and sinkholes
part 3|84 pages
Karst hydrogeology
part 4|28 pages
Karst geohazards Groundwater contamination through sinkholes and the karst surface
part 5|50 pages
Karst geohazards Transport of groundwater contamination in a karst aquifer
part 6|67 pages
Karst geohazards Stormwater drainage and flooding problems
part 7|32 pages
Karst geohazards Case studies on engineering sinkholes
part 8|52 pages
Foundation considerations andimprovements in karst
part 9|43 pages
Investigating karstwithgeophysics
part 10|45 pages
Planning andinvestigation forengineering in karst
part 11|41 pages
Government regulations for karstareas
part 12|41 pages
Field trip guide book and related papers