Evaluation of subsidence due to underground coal mining: an example from the Czech Republic

This paper presents a case study dealing with variations on the ground surface due to the underground mining activities in the Ostrava–Karvina Coal District (Czech Republic) over the last 25 years. During this period, some of the areas have experienced settlements of up to 11 m. Seven settlement int...

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Published inBulletin of engineering geology and the environment Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 105 - 111
Main Authors Marschalko, Marian, Bednárik, Martin, Yilmaz, Işık, Bouchal, Tomáš, Kubečka, Karel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.02.2012
Subjects
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Foundations
Geoecology/Natural Processes
Geoengineering
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Hydraulics
Nature Conservation
Original Paper
Czech Republic
Land use planning
Coal
Projets d’aménagement
République tchèque
Subsidence
Underground mining
Charbon
Mines souterraines
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Summary:This paper presents a case study dealing with variations on the ground surface due to the underground mining activities in the Ostrava–Karvina Coal District (Czech Republic) over the last 25 years. During this period, some of the areas have experienced settlements of up to 11 m. Seven settlement intervals were used to indicate the varying degrees of subsidence over time. Maps were prepared to show the spatial relationship of the subsidence and to assist in land use planning in this rapidly developing area.
ISSN:1435-9529
1435-9537
DOI:10.1007/s10064-011-0401-8