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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1219-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1219-2019
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Research article
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29 Jul 2019
Research article |
| 29 Jul 2019
| 29 Jul 2019
Distinct element geomechanical modelling of the formation of sinkhole clusters within large-scale karstic depressions
Djamil Al-Halbouni
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Helmholtz Centre – German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ),
Physics of Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam,
Germany
University of Potsdam, Institute of Geosciences, P.O. Box 601553,
Potsdam–Golm, Germany
Eoghan P. Holohan
UCD School of Earth Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield,
Dublin, Ireland
Abbas Taheri
School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of
Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Robert A. Watson
UCD School of Earth Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield,
Dublin, Ireland
Ulrich Polom
Department S1 – Seismics, Gravimetry, and Magnetics, Leibnitz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), Stilleweg 2,
Hanover, Germany
Martin P. J. Schöpfer
Department for Geodynamics and Sedimentology, University of Vienna,
Athanstrasse 14, Vienna, Austria
Sacha Emam
Geomechanics and Software Engineer, Itasca Consultants S.A.S,
Écully, France
Torsten Dahm
Helmholtz Centre – German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ),
Physics of Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam,
Germany
University of Potsdam, Institute of Geosciences, P.O. Box 601553,
Potsdam–Golm, Germany
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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.
A 2-D numerical modelling approach to simulate the mechanical formation of sinkhole cluster...
