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The focus of this chapter is upon providing insight to the depth, size and nature of the void space in the rock based upon the size and speed of cover collapse sinkholes. Insight is provided by scale model tests of cover collapse sinkholes, mine backfilling as well as data on many large and very large collapse features. Five levels of conceptual models are presented relating the size of the sinkhole to the possible size and nature of void space within the rock. These models can provide a first approximation to the nature of conditions at a site.
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Benson, R.C., Yuhr, L.B. (2016). Insight into the Nature of Cover Collapse Sinkholes. In: Site Characterization in Karst and Pseudokarst Terraines. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9924-9_10
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