Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 66, 2018
AG 2018 - 4th International Conference on Applied Geophysics
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Article Number | 01001 | |
Number of page(s) | 10 | |
Section | Geophysics in Geoengineering | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20186601001 | |
Published online | 26 November 2018 |
Geophysical identification of voids and loosened zones in the shallow subsurface of post-mining areas
Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
* Corresponding author: pilecki@meeri.pl
The shallow historic exploitation of Zn-Pb/Fe ore deposits as well as hard coal has generated many discontinuous deformations on the terrain surface in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin/Poland. Discontinuous deformations occur in different forms as sinkholes, synclines, cracks, faults or ditches. The basic cause of their occurrence is the presence of void and loosened zones in the shallow subsurface. If the appropriate conditions arise, the sinkhole process begins to move upwards and may cause a discontinuous deformation on the terrain surface. Typically, geophysical methods are used for void and loosened zone identification. The most effective methods are gravimetric, seismic, electric resistivity and ground penetrating radar (GPR). Geophysical testing, requires distinct changes in the physical properties in the rock mass. The identified geophysical anomalies should be verified by control borehole and borehole tests to confirm the presence of the void and loosened zones in the rock mass. The results of control drilling and borehole tests determine the need to apply treatment works. In order to assess the threat of the occurrence of discontinuous deformations in the areas of historical shallow mining in Upper Silesia, a classification system based on geophysical tests has also been developed.
Key words: Shallow exploitation / Voids and loosened zones / Discontinuous deformations / Geophysical methods
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