Abstract

Sinkholes are the main hazard related to underground voids of both natural and anthropogenic origin. Instabilities developing underground may propagate upwards in a dramatic manner and reach the surface in the form of a sinkhole. The Apulia region in southern Italy is an interesting case study due to the outcropping of soluble rocks throughout the region. These rocks are affected by karst processes and have a high number of anthropogenic cavities. The latter were excavated by humans at different times for a variety of purposes. The worrying recent increase in the number of sinkhole events registered in Apulia led us to collect information on natural and anthropogenic sinkholes in Apulia. We focused on anthropogenic cavities, mostly excavated in Plio-Pleistocene calcarenites, and characterized the rock masses before using two- and three-dimensional parametricnumerical analyses to model the instability processes, with the aim of exploring the failure mechanisms that lead to the occurrence of sinkholes. The parametric studies allowed us to carry out a preliminary evaluation of the stability conditions through simple charts designed for use in the field.

Autore Pugliese

• Lollino Piernicola , Pagliarulo Rosa

Tutti gli autori

• Fiore A.; Fazio N.L.; Lollino P.; Luisi M.; Miccoli M.N.; Pagliarulo R.; Perrotti M.; Pisano L.; Spalluto L.; Vennari C.; Vessia G.; Parise M.

Titolo volume/Rivista

Geological Society, London, special publications

Anno di pubblicazione

2018

ISSN

2041-4927

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