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Subsidence over mines and caverns, moisture and frost actions, and classification

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6817409
The 12 papers in this report deal with the following areas: mechanisms of subsidence due to underground openings; induced and natural sinkholes in Alabama--A continuing problem along highway corridors; subsidence control for structures above abandoned coal mines; ground subsidence associated with dewatering of a depressed highway section; geologic indicators of catastrophic collapse in karst terrain in Missouri; subsurface cavity detection: field evaluation of radar, gravity, and earth resistivity methods; mathematical model for predicting moisture movement in pavement systems; unsaturated transient and steady-state flow of moisture in subgrade soil; evaluation of freeze-thaw durability of stabilized materials; designations of excavation characteristics for materials identified in field investigations; pore structure of selected Hawaiian soils and insulated road study.
Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Amarillo, Tex. (USA)
OSTI ID:
6817409
Report Number(s):
PB-272844; BM-IC-8749
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English