Stability charts based on the finite element method  for underground cavities in soft carbonate rocks:  validation through case-study applications

Perrotti, Michele; Lollino, Piernicola; Fazio, Nunzio Luciano; Parise, Mario

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2079-2019

Articles | Volume 19, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2079-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2079-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 10

Research article

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01 Oct 2019

Research article |

| 01 Oct 2019

Stability charts based on the finite element method for underground cavities in soft carbonate rocks: validation through case-study applications

Michele Perrotti, Piernicola Lollino, Nunzio Luciano Fazio, and Mario Parise

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Final revised paper (published on 01 Oct 2019)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Re: Hydrology', Ognjen Bonacci, 15 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer', Michele Perrotti, 14 Jun 2019
RC2: 'Reviewing', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 May 2019
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer', Michele Perrotti, 14 Jun 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Jun 2019) by Heidi Kreibich

AR by Michele Perrotti on behalf of the Authors (19 Jun 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Aug 2019) by Heidi Kreibich

AR by Michele Perrotti on behalf of the Authors (11 Aug 2019)

Short summary

Based on stability charts proposed by Perrotti et al. (2018), preliminary assessment of stability/instability of underground quarries in soft carbonate rocks is discussed with reference to six case studies of underground artificial cavities, including three affected by sinkhole failures in the past and three in stable conditions at present. When underground quarries are suitably surveyed and mapped, a quantitative assessment of the stability conditions is possible.