Anomalous increases in piezometric levels in advance of longwall mining subsidence
Environmental & Engineering Geoscience
By: C.J. Booth, A.M. Curtiss, P.J. DeMaris, and D. J. Van Roosendaal
Links
- More information: Publisher Index Page (via DOI)
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
The typical initial piezometric response to longwall undermining is a decline in head due to the opening of fractures and bedding planes during early subsidence. However, in studies over two active longwall mines in southern Illinois, temporary rises in head just before subsidence were observed in piezometers constructed in low-permeability units. Although the initial phase of subsidence is considered dilational, these head increases indicate compressional effects that raise pore-water pressures. Possible mechanisms are shear stresses at the leading edge of subsidence or transmission of stress related to dewatering of underlying permeable units.
Suggested Citation
Booth, C., Curtiss, A., DeMaris, P., Van Roosendaal, D.J., 1999, Anomalous increases in piezometric levels in advance of longwall mining subsidence: Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, v. 5, no. 4, p. 407-417, https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.V.4.407.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Anomalous increases in piezometric levels in advance of longwall mining subsidence |
| Series title | Environmental & Engineering Geoscience |
| DOI | 10.2113/gseegeosci.V.4.407 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Environmental Engineering Geologists |
| Description | 11 p. |
| First page | 407 |
| Last page | 417 |