Monitoring of karst processes in the geological environment of the city
Abstract
Monitoring of karst processes in the geological environment of the city
Incoming article date: 28.04.2019Karst processes are one of the most dangerous natural and man-made processes. Due to the significant spread of karst in Russia, the assessment and monitoring of karst risks is an urgent problem. The solution to this problem may be the creation of a service to monitor karst processes taking place in the cities. The influence of karst processes is determined by the type of karst hazard. Karst danger of the territory is estimated on the basis of its complex studying with use of various engineering-geological methods. Given the significant costs of eliminating the consequences of karst failures, it is advisable to organize work on the prevention and monitoring of dangerous geological processes. The basis of this work will be the creation of an information system of the geological situation of the territory. This information system is implemented in three stages: 1. Establishment of regularities of karst development in the territory and determination of sequence of research by geophysical methods. 2. Collection of data on the geological situation, as well as the preparation of a program of permanent monitoring of the territory. 3. Programming and entering the data into the information system, which allows the formation of new maps and forecasts. The introduction of this information system will determine the area of potential development of the karst, thereby reducing the economic and environmental damage caused by these processes.
Keywords: karst, karst processes, karst danger, karst forms, karst channels, karst massif, failure, subsidence, monitoring, geological situation