[Source: NY Daily News via AEG Insider. Image: New York Daily News]
40 Foot Sinkhole in Tenn. Stadium Endzone
Geologic Hazards
Huge Sinkhole over 30-stories Deep Opens in Guatemala City
Tropical Storm Agatha that hammered Guatemala over the weekend also was likely a catalyst in the final collapse of a massive 100-ft wide by at least 200-ft deep sinkhole in Guatemala City. The sinkhole swallowed […]
Failures
Johannasburg Sinkhole Opens after Tunnel Collapse
A 12m long sinkhole opened up on Oxford Road in northern Johannesburg South Africa after a partial tunnel collapse in the Gautrain rail tunnel being constructed underneath the road. Eyewitness accounts say there was a broken water pipe flooding the sinkhole, but no word on which occurred first. The road is expected to be closed for 2 weeks. Gautrain representatives said the tunneling would resume after geotechnical/geological investigations into the collapse are completed, which could take "several weeks". (Photo credit: Werner Beukes, Sapa via News24.com)
Via The Star (Zambia) and News24.com (Johannesburg?)
Project Related
Allentown PA arena will use micropiles to mitigate sinkholes
An arena being built for the Philadelphia Flyers’ minor league affiliate hockey team will be founded on micropiles to mitigate possible sinkhole problems in the limestone bedrock. The arena in located at the site of […]