Engineering Karstology of Dams and Reservoirs

Content: General IntroductionKarst and EngineeringDistribution of KarstTypes of KarstIntroduction to Engineering KarstologyDams and Reservoirs in KarstCharacterization of Karst AquifersKarstificationSpecific Structural Features of Karst PorosityRole of Erosion and Evorsion in Karst Features Development Depth of Karstification Hydrogeological Properties of Karst AquiferKarst Features Relevant to Dam HydrogeologyTurbidityThe Regional Approach to Select Proper Sites for Dams and ReservoirsThe Karst Types - Engineering ApproachGeomorphological PropertiesStorage Properties of Valleys and Karst Depressions - PoljesImportance of Lithological and Geological Structures The Hydrogeological Role of the Base of KarstificationSpecific Methods of Investigations in KarstKarst Nature - Needs for Specific InvestigationsProperties of DiscontinuitiesPiezometers and the Groundwater RegimeGeophysical MethodsTracer TechniquesSpeleologyHydrogeological Investigations and MonitoringMethods to Determine the Permeability of Dam Foundation and ReservoirsGeological Settings of Dam Sites and ReservoirsSeepage Conditions in Karstified RocksInvestigation BoreholesPermeability Characteristics Derived From Pressure Tests and Groundwater Regime Analysis Karstification and Hydraulic ConductivityAdits (Investigation Galleries, Drifts)Waterproofing in KarstGeneral AspectsKarst Features and Processes - Sources of Leakage Underground WaterproofingSurface Waterproofing Dams and Reservoirs Construction on EvaporitesEvaporites - Risky Environment for Dam ConstructionEvaporites - General CharacteristicsList of Dam and Reservoir in Evaporites with Construction ProblemsSelected Case StudiesUnderground Dams and ReservoirsUnderground Dams - New Challenges General Geological Properties as Prerequisite for Underground Dam InstallationSelected Case StudiesModeling in KarstModelling and its Limitation in Engineering KarstologyPhysical Models of Karst AquiferModeling Disturbances of Natural Flow Regimes due to Construction of Reservoirs  Modeling the Consequences of Dam Construction on Processes of Karstification  Leakage From Reservoirs - A Common Problem in KarstThe Leakage - Key Problem in Engineering KarstologyCase Studies of Leakage as Consequence of Progressive Erosion and Dissolution Collapses (Sinkholes) as Consequences of Reservoir OperationAcceptable LeakageEngineering and The Environmental Impact of Dams and Reservoirs in Karst IntroductionImpact to Regional Regime of Surface and GroundwaterImpact on Subterranean and Terrestrial Fauna and Archeological MaterialSubmergence of Large Karst Springs by ReservoirsReservoir Bank StorageKarst-triggered SeismicityTrans-boundary Problems and Groundwater Protection A Simplified Model of Trans-boundary Aquifers in Karst Trans-boundary Problems Common in Karst The Questions that AriseGroundwater Protection Zoning in Karst - A Conceptual ModelA Catalog of Selected Dams and Reservoirs in KarstA List of Dams Known to be Constructed in Karstified RocksList of Dams with Problems due to Large Caverns and Hypogene KarstificationDams with Successful Waterproofing During ConstructionCase Studies with Successful Corrective WorksDams with Unsuccessful or Partially Successful Remedial WorksRedesigned Anti-Leakage Structures Dams and Reservoirs with Acceptable Seepage Losses Dams that were Displaced, Abandoned or have Limited useReservoir Failures After Many Years of OperationDams Under Design or ConstructionAbandoned Sites, Redesigned or Temporary Frozen ProjectsTailings Dams and Ponds in KarstDams for Submerged Spring Tapping