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Geomechanical modelling of sinkhole development using distinct elements: model verification for a single void space and application to the Dead Sea area
Djamil Al-Halbouni
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Helmholtz Centre – German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ),
Section 2.1, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, 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, Australia
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),
Section 2.1, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Earth and Environment, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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Short summary
Sinkholes are round depression features in the ground that can cause high economic and life loss. On the Dead Sea shoreline, hundreds of sinkholes form each year driven by the fall of the water level and subsequent out-washing and dissolution of loose sediments. This study investigates the mechanical formation of sinkholes by numerical modelling. It highlights the role of material strength in the formation of dangerous collapse sinkholes and compares it to findings from a field site in Jordan.
Sinkholes are round depression features in the ground that can cause high economic and life...
