Distinct element geomechanical modelling of the formation of sinkhole clusters within large-scale karstic depressions

Al-Halbouni, Djamil; Holohan, Eoghan P.; Taheri, Abbas; Watson, Robert A.; Polom, Ulrich; Schöpfer, Martin P. J.; Emam, Sacha; Dahm, Torsten

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1219-2019

Articles | Volume 10, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1219-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1219-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 4

Research article

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29 Jul 2019

Research article |

| 29 Jul 2019

Distinct element geomechanical modelling of the formation of sinkhole clusters within large-scale karstic depressions

Djamil Al-Halbouni, Eoghan P. Holohan, Abbas Taheri, Robert A. Watson, Ulrich Polom, Martin P. J. Schöpfer, Sacha Emam, and Torsten Dahm

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RC1: 'Review of the manuscript', Renaud Toussaint, 05 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to Interactive Comment 1', Djamil Al-Halbouni, 24 May 2019
RC2: 'Manuscript', Nestor Cardozo, 25 Apr 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to interactive comment 2', Djamil Al-Halbouni, 24 May 2019

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AR by Djamil Al-Halbouni on behalf of the Authors (24 May 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (04 Jun 2019) by Federico Rossetti

ED: Publish as is (19 Jun 2019) by Federico Rossetti

ED: Publish as is (19 Jun 2019) by Federico Rossetti (Executive editor)

AR by Djamil Al-Halbouni on behalf of the Authors (26 Jun 2019) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

A 2-D numerical modelling approach to simulate the mechanical formation of sinkhole cluster inside large-scale karstic depressions is presented. Different multiple cavity growth scenarios at depth are compared regarding the mechanical process and collapse style. The outcomes of the models are compared to results from remote sensing and geophysics for an active sinkhole area in the Dead Sea region.