A Description of an Effective Sinkhole Investigation Approach: A Case Study of a Site in Greene County, Missouri
Abstract
A sinkhole had developed and led to the subsidence of a portion of the parking lot of a residential building in Nixa, Missouri. The sinkhole was characterized using a combination of the geophysical data (multichannel analysis of surface waves and the electrical resistivity tomography) and supplemental data (aerial photographs, topographic and geological maps and borings). The interpretation of the data indicated that a fault trending northwest - southeast runs across the site and is underlain by shallow, fractured limestone bedrock of the Burlington Keokuk formation. The sinkhole is understood to have been triggered by the excavation of a surface drainage channel and pit adjacent to the building in order to check flooding. However, the action led to the increased concentration of flow of surface water into the fault zone, hence causing an increased dissolution of bedrock and raveling of sediments into the formed cavities and subsequently sinkhole development.
Recommended Citation
S. C. Nwokebuihe et al., "A Description of an Effective Sinkhole Investigation Approach: A Case Study of a Site in Greene County, Missouri," Proceedings of the 27th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (2014, Boston, MA), pp. 55 - 69, Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS), Mar 2014.
Meeting Name
27th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (2014: Mar. 16-20, Boston, MA)
Department(s)
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Engineering; Geology; Industrial Engineering; Aerial Photographs; Electrical Resistivity Tomography; Geological Map; Geophysical Data; Multi-channel Analysis Of Surface Waves; Residential Building; Sinkhole Development; Surface Drainage; Geophysics
Geographic Coverage
Greene County, Missouri
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1632663900
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2014 Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Mar 2014