Ground surface subsidence, mouth of Weber Canyon, Weber County, Utah

1979 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Surface ◽  
Surface Subsidence ◽  
Ground Surface Subsidence

Simulation and validation of long-term ground surface subsidence in continuous permafrost, western Arctic Canada

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Brendan O'Neill ◽  
Yu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Ground Surface ◽  
Surface Subsidence ◽  
Active Layer Thickness ◽  
Mackenzie Delta ◽  
Air Temperatures ◽  
Nest Model ◽  
Elevation Changes ◽  
Ice Content ◽  
Ground Surface Subsidence

<p>Ground surface subsidence caused by the melt of excess ice is a key geomorphic process in permafrost regions. Subsidence can damage infrastructure, alter ecology and hydrology, and influence carbon cycling. The Geological Survey of Canada maintains a network of thaw tubes in northwestern Canada, which records annual thaw penetration, active-layer thickness, and ground surface elevation changes at numerous sites. Measurements from the early 1990s from 17 sites in the Mackenzie Delta area have highlighted persistent increases in thaw penetration in response to rising air temperatures. These increases in thaw penetration have been accompanied by significant ground surface subsidence (~5 to 20 cm) at 10 ice rich sites, with a median subsidence rate of 0.4 cm a<sup>-1</sup> (min: 0.2, max: 0.8 cm a<sup>-1</sup>). Here we present preliminary results comparing these long-term field data to simulations for two observation sites using the Northern Ecosystem Soil Temperature (NEST) model. NEST has been modified to include a routine that accounts for ground surface subsidence caused by the melt of excess ground ice. The excess ice content of upper permafrost in the simulations was estimated based on ratios between thaw penetration and subsidence measured at each thaw tube. The NEST simulations begin in 1901, and there is little ground surface subsidence until the 1980s. The simulated rate of ground surface subsidence increases in the 1990s. The modelled ground surface subsidence is in good agreement with the measured annual magnitudes and longer-term patterns over the measurement period from 1992 to 2017. This preliminary assessment indicates that the modified NEST model is capable of predicting gradual thaw subsidence in ice-rich permafrost environments over decadal timescales.</p>

Study and Application of PBA Tunneling Technology in Shenyang Metro

2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 1386-1389
Author(s):  
Zhan Guo Zhu ◽  
Wen Zhao ◽  
Xiao Bing Tan ◽  
Xin Xie
Keyword(s):  
Ground Surface ◽  
Internal Force ◽  
Surface Subsidence ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Construction Procedure ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Ground Surface Subsidence ◽  
Construction Parameter

The construction procedure of subsurface excavation method is very complex. In order to obtain the regular pattern that the construction process of pile hole may influence the ground surface subsidence, the author use Lizheng software to analysis the construction parameter of excavation, installation and removal of the support, back building etc. Using the finite element analysis method, the author simulate the surface subsidence. Comparing the simulation results with the measured data, the author get the regular patter of surface subsidence and the envelope diagram of Internal force and displacement of the retaining pile.

Ground surface subsidence as effect of underground mining of the thick coal seams in the Jiu valley basin / Osiadanie gruntów wskutek wybierania pokładów o dużej miąższości w kopalniach zagłębia w dolinie Jiu

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilie Onica ◽  
Dacian Marian
Keyword(s):  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Longwall Mining ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Ground Surface ◽  
Surface Subsidence ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Elasto Plasticity ◽  
Ground Surface Subsidence ◽  
Time Dependent Analysis

Abstract In the case of the thick and gentle coal seam no. 3 of the Jiu Valley Coal Basin (Romania), the mining methods are by use of the longwall mining technologies with roof control by caving or top coal caving. In this paper, it is presented the analysis of the complex deformations of the ground surface, over time, as a consequence of the coal mining in certain mining fields of the basin. Also, it is analysed the ground surface subsidence phenomenon using the CESAR-LCPC finite element code. The modelling is made in the elasticity and the elasto-plasticity behaviour hypothesis. Also, the time dependent analysis of the ground surface deformation was achieved with the aid of an especial profile function. The obtained results are compared with the in situ measurements data basis.

Analysis of the Ground Surface Settlement of Metro Tunnel by Using Peck Formula

2014 ◽  
Vol 1065-1069 ◽  
pp. 414-420
Author(s):  
Xiong Fei Yang ◽  
Hong Yuan ◽  
Jia Yu Wu ◽  
Hou Mei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Ground Surface ◽  
Surface Subsidence ◽  
Central Point ◽  
Surface Settlement ◽  
Point Method ◽  
Linear Regression Method ◽  
Tunnel Excavation ◽  
Ground Surface Settlement ◽  
Ground Surface Subsidence

Based on the peck formula, this paper has analyzed measured data of ground surface subsidence, and get the regression curve of ground surface subsidence. Expression for degree of reliability of the maximum ground surface settlement is derived analytically by using central-point method. On the basis of a certain section of tunnel of Guangzhou subway constructed by mining excavation method, linear regression method can be effectively fitting the ground surface deformation data due to tunnel excavation. The central-point method provides a new way for reliability analysis of the ground surface settlement of shield construction.

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