<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Azizi Yacine</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Boumezbeur Abderrahmane</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MENANI Mohamed redha</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Boucenna Fatih</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sinkholes stability assessment in Cheria area, NE Algeria, ISSN 1112-3680</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Larhyss Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://larhyss.net/ojs/index.php/larhyss/article/view/258</style></url></web-urls></urls><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pp. 123-132</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:539.2px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.01585);&quot;&gt;This research work deals with the problem of karst sinkhole collapse occurring&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:560.2px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.941023);&quot;&gt;in the last few years in Cheria area. This newly revealed phenomenon is of a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:581.2px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.01725);&quot;&gt;major constrain in la&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:237.2px;top:581.2px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.01331);&quot;&gt;nd use planning and urbanization, it has&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:534.2px;top:581.2px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.00814);&quot;&gt; become necessary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:602.4px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.00508);&quot;&gt;to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:107.6px;top:602.4px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.02355);&quot;&gt;assess the stability of these underground feature&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:496.8px;top:602.4px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.0218);&quot;&gt;s before any planning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:623.4px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.00343);&quot;&gt;operation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:152.4px;top:623.4px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.01949);&quot;&gt;. Laboratory testing and field work were undertaken in order to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:644.6px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.96736);&quot;&gt;determine both intact rock and rock mass properties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:483.4px;top:644.6px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.958896);&quot;&gt;. All the rock mechanics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:665.6px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.995777);&quot;&gt;testing and measurement were undertaken according to the ISRM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:686.6px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.99766);&quot;&gt;recommendations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:707.8px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.02358);&quot;&gt;It has been found that under imposed loading, the stability of the karst cavities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:728.8px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.978507);&quot;&gt;depends on the geo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:248.19999666666664px;top:728.7999899999999px;18.4px;serif;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:254px;top:728.8px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.985295);&quot;&gt;mechanical parameters (Rock Masse Rating; RMR,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:750px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.998381);&quot;&gt;Geo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:113.2px;top:750px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.959461);&quot;&gt;logical Strength Index; GSI, and Young Modulus; E) of the host rock as&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:771px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.01786);&quot;&gt;well as the depth and dimensions of the gallery. It increases with RMR, GSI, E&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:792px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.0385);&quot;&gt;and depth and decreases as the cavity becomes wider. Furthermore, the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:813.2px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.01708);&quot;&gt;calculation results show that a rati&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:338.2px;top:813.2px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.01535);&quot;&gt;o (roof thickness to gallery width) of 0.3 and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:834.2px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.00218);&quot;&gt;more indicate, a stable conditions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:855.4px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.00384);&quot;&gt;The results obtained in this work allow identifying and assessing the stability of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:876.4px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.986769);&quot;&gt;underground karst cavities. The methodology followed in this paper can be&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:897.6px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.02415);&quot;&gt;taken as a roa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:185.8px;top:897.6px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.01795);&quot;&gt;d map in the establishment of a hazard map related to the studied&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:918.6px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(0.979298);&quot;&gt;phenomenon. This map will be a useful tool for the future urban extension&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;left:82.6px;top:939.6px;18.4px;serif;transform:scaleX(1.00132);&quot;&gt;planning in Cherea area.&lt;/span&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">n°21</style></issue></record></records></xml>