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Recent underground investigations of abandoned chalk mine workings beneath Norwich City, Norfolk
G.J. Smith,M.S. Rosenbaum +1 more
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In this article, the principal collapse mechanism is identified as localised void migration, following roof collapse, with a possible secondary contribution from pillar over-stressing, due to inadequate rock cover, great age, poor rock quality and disturbance due to the urban location.About:
This article is published in Engineering Geology.The article was published on 1993-11-01. It has received 14 citations till now.read more
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A preliminary analysis of failure mechanisms in karst and man-made underground caves in Southern Italy
Mario Parise,Piernicola Lollino +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, numerical analysis of the most representative failure mechanisms observed in the field for such underground instability processes and the factors that seem to influence the processes, as for example those causing weathering of the rock and the consequent degradation of its physical and mechanical properties.
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The effect of rock mass gradual deterioration on the mechanism of post-mining subsidence over shallow abandoned coal mines
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of gradual deterioration on the long-term stability of shallow abandoned room and pillar coal mines is investigated, and a simple quantitative approach is proposed to incorporate the effects of deterioration in numerical modelling.
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Geological and geotechnical characterisation for offshore wind turbine foundations: A case study of the Sheringham Shoal wind farm
TL;DR: In this article, the authors characterize the soil conditions at the Sheringham Shoal wind farm in the North Sea, in the context of designing foundations for offshore wind turbines, and provide a realistic reference case study for research and practice in the emerging field of offshore wind energy.
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Assessing the effects of rock mass gradual deterioration on the long-term stability of abandoned mine workings and the mechanisms of post-mining subsidence – a case study of castle fields mine
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the role of gradual weakening of rocks on chimney collapse and sinkhole subsidence formation in shallow mine workings and found that gradual deterioration due to weathering plays a significant role in the propagation of cavity and the formation of sinkholes above abandoned mine workings.
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Susceptibility mapping of instability related to shallow mining cavities in a built-up environment
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the susceptibility of artificial cavity networks under an urban area in Apulia Region, Southern Italy, where there is a dense network of underground quarries excavated for the extraction of massive calcarenite for building and ornamental stone.
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The petrology of the Chalk
TL;DR: Cretaceous chalk is a micritic limestone, mostly debris from planktonic algae, largely in micron-sized plates, but some still in their original circular groupings called coccoliths as mentioned in this paper.
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Geotechnical assessment of a site at mundford, norfolk, for a large proton accelerator.
TL;DR: In this article, the suitability of the site in meeting these very exacting specifications was assessed by means of three inter-related methods, rather than using laboratory tests on rock cores.
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Natural and artificial cavities as ground engineering hazards
Martin G. Culshaw,A. C. Waltham +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the occurrences of natural and artificial cavities are reviewed and their causes are assessed and an outline procedure for locating cavities emphasizes the importance of the desk study in this type of investigation and the difficulty of proving the absence of cavities beneath a site.
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Geological influence on tunnelling under the Western Front at Vimy Ridge
TL;DR: In this paper, an account of the geology there and its influence on the underground works is presented, and part of the workings are still open for inspection at the present day. But their expertise was particularly sought during the planning for underground warfare that developed along the Western Front of northern France and Belgium.
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Abandoned shallow mineworkings in chalk: A review of the geological aspects leading to their destabilisation
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