Sinkholes and Subsidence : Karst and Cavernous Rocks in Engineering and Construction - Waltham, Tony.; Bell, Fred G.; Culshaw, Martin G.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005)
Rocks, dissolution and karst -- Sinkhole classification and nomenclature -- Rock failure in collapse and caprock sinkholes -- Soil failure in subsidence sinkholes -- Buried sinkholes and rockhead features -- Sinkholes in insoluble rocks -- Rock failure under imposed load over caves -- Sinkholes induced by engineering works -- Ground investigation in sinkhole terrains -- Hazard and risk assessment of sinkholes -- Prevention and remediation of sinkholes -- Construction in sinkhole terrains -- Case studies.
Keywords: Geophysics; Hydrogeology; Geology; Geotechnical engineering; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Hydrogeology; Geology; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences