Articles | Volume 10, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1219-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1219-2019
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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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.