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ENGINEERING RESPONSES TO KARSTIFIED GROUND - calling experienced engineers, geologists and hydrogeologists.....

Within, under, over, through or around? Which ever way you have takled the enigmatic ground conditions of karstified rock we would love to hear your experiences? Please would spare a few minutes to share with us your knowledge of engineering; investigation, design, construction, remediation, management etc., of engineering projects in karstified rocks by filling out (in full or part) the questionnare below. If you would prefer to send us information by email attachment, or referencesto papers (or URLs) you have found valuable, please feel free to do so.

Yours with many grateful thanks,

the ROSES team.

If the email does not support attachments please send them to

john.lamont-black@ncl.ac.uk

Please complete the following form:

Your Name

Your Address

Your profession?

Please describe your engineering experiences in karst terrains.

Stratigraphy and type(s) of lithology?

Please use this space to briefly describe :

the ground conditions & how they were assessed/investigated
the kind of engineering project i.e. foundations, tunnels water supply/storage, earthworks etc.
were there any special risks or overriding consderations? if so what were they?
what were the main design parameters
how these were used to design the engineering solution
any emprical rules of thumb you have found useful

Please direct us to any resurces that you have found in the field of engineering in karst terrains these might include :

people

companies

www URLs

key references

Your Email address

THANKYOU VERY MUCH