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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-2335-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-2335-2017
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Research article
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19 Dec 2017
Research article |
| 19 Dec 2017
| 19 Dec 2017
Structural analysis of S-wave seismics around an urban sinkhole: evidence of enhanced dissolution in a strike-slip fault zone
Sonja H. Wadas
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover, Germany
David C. Tanner
Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover, Germany
Ulrich Polom
Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover, Germany
Charlotte M. Krawczyk
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Technical University Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1, 10587, Germany
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- Geophysical analysis of an area affected by subsurface dissolution – case study of an inland salt marsh in northern Thuringia, Germany S. Wadas et al. 10.5194/se-13-1673-2022
- GIS-based sinkhole susceptibility mapping using the best worst method M. Maleki et al. 10.1007/s41324-023-00520-6
- Time-lapse gravity and levelling surveys reveal mass loss and ongoing subsidence in the urban subrosion-prone area of Bad Frankenhausen, Germany M. Kobe et al. 10.5194/se-10-599-2019
- Modelling Cover-Collapse Sinkholes That Appeared after the M6.2 Petrinja Earthquake in Croatia Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography Data F. Šumanovac & Ž. Pekaš 10.3390/su15021124
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Short summary
In 2010 a sinkhole opened up in the urban area of Schmalkalden, Germany. Shear-wave reflection seismic profiles were carried out around the sinkhole to investigate the reasons for the collapse. A strike-slip fault and a fracture network were identified that serve as fluid pathways for water-leaching soluble rocks near the surface. The more complex the fault geometry and interaction between faults, the more prone an area is to sinkhole occurrence.
In 2010 a sinkhole opened up in the urban area of Schmalkalden, Germany. Shear-wave reflection...
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