Land subsidence and earth fissures in alluvial deposits in the Phoenix area, Arizona

10.3133/i845h ◽  
1974 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Alluvial Deposits ◽  
Earth Fissures ◽  
The Phoenix

scholarly journals Characterization of earth fissures in South Jiangsu, China

2015 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 249-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ye ◽  
Y. Wang ◽  
J. Wu ◽  
P. Teatini ◽  
J. Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Earth Fissure ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
Groundwater Levels ◽  
Earth Fissures ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Cumulative Length ◽  
Differential Land Subsidence

Abstract. The Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou (known as "Su-Xi-Chang") area, located in the southern part of Jiangsu Province, China, experienced serious land subsidence caused by overly exploitation of groundwater. The largest cumulative land subsidence has reached 3 m. With the rapid progress of land subsidence since the late 1980s, more than 20 earth fissures developed in Su-Xi-Chang area, although no pre-existing faults have been detected in the surroundings. The mechanisms of earth fissure generation associated with excessive groundwater pumping are: (i) differential land subsidence, (ii) differences in the thickness of the aquifer system, and (iii) bedrock ridges and cliffs at relatively shallow depths. In this study, the Guangming Village Earth Fissures in Wuxi area are selected as a case study to discuss in details the mechanisms of fissure generation. Aquifer exploitation resulted in a drop of groundwater head at a rate of 5–6 m yr−1 in the 1990s, with a cumulative drawdown of 40 m. The first earth fissure at Guangming Village was observed in 1998. The earth fissures, which developed in a zone characterized by a cumulative land subsidence of approximately 800 mm, are located at the flank of a main subsidence bowl with differential subsidence ranging from 0 to 1600 mm in 2001. The maximum differential subsidence rate amounts to 5 mm yr−1 between the two sides of the fissures. The fissure openings range from 30 to 80 mm, with a cumulative length of 1000 m. Depth of bed rock changes from 60 to 140 m across the earth fissure. The causes of earth fissure generation at Guangming Village includes a decrease in groundwater levels, differences in the thickness of aquifer system, shallow depths of bedrock ridges and cliffs, and subsequent differential land subsidence.

scholarly journals The Identification of Land Subsidance by Levelling Measurement and GPR Data at Tanjung Emas Harbour, Semarang

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Purnomo Raharjo ◽  
Mira Yosi
Keyword(s):  
Marine Sediments ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Volcanic Rocks ◽  
Geological Condition ◽  
The South ◽  
Alluvial Deposits ◽  
Alluvial Deposit ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Harbour Area

Recently, the main problem in Semarang City is flood. This area has low relief that consists of coastal alluvial deposits, swamp and marine sediments. The coastline is characterized by muddy, sandy, and rocky coasts, and mangrove coast. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) records, show that subsurface geological condition of northern part of Semarang is coastal alluvial deposit and in the south is volcanic rocks. The aims of this this research is to determine land subsidence by levelling measurement in 2005 in Tanjung Emas Harbour area built on 1995. During ten years, there are various land subsidance in this area: in Coaster Street (21 – 41 cm), container wharf (62 – 94 cm), north breakwater (64 – 79 cm), west breakwater (74 – 140 cm), east groin (76 – 89 cm), and stacking area ( 77 – 109 cm). According to this research, it is concluded that one reason causes of flooding in this area is land subsidence.Keywords : flood, land subsidence, levelling, Tanjung Emas Harbour, Semarang Permasalahan yang berkembang di Kota Semarang saat ini adalah terjadinya banjir. Kawasan ini berelief rendah yang disusun oleh endapan aluvial pantai, rawa dan sedimen laut. Karakteristik garis pantai dicirikan oleh pantai berlumpur, berpasir dan berbatuan, serta pantai berbakau. Rekaman Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) menunjukkan kondisi geologi bawah permukaan utara kota Semarang merupakan endapan aluvial pantai dan bagian selatan disusun oleh batuan vulkanik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kondisi penurunan tanah melalui pengukuran sifatdatar yang dilakukan pada tahun 2005, di kawasan Pelabuhan Tanjung Emas yang dibangun pada tahun 1995. Dalam kurun waktu 10 tahun, diketahui bahwa terdapat variasi penurunan tanah di kawasan ini: ruas jalan Coaster (21-41 cm), di kawasan dermaga peti kemas (62-94 cm), pemecah gelombang sebelah utara (64-79 cm), pemecah gelombang sebelah barat (74-140 cm), penahan gelombang sebelah timur (76-89 cm), dan pelataran peti kemas (77-109 cm). Berdasarkan penelitian ini, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa salahsatu penyebab banjir di kawasan ini adalah akibat penurunan tanah.Kata Kunci : banjir, penurunan tanah, sipatdatar, Pelabuhan Tanjung Emas, Semarang

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