Sinkhole hazards along the eastern Dead Sea shoreline area, Jordan: a geological and geotechnical consideration

Taqieddin, Salah A.; Abderahman, Nabil; Atallah, Mohammad

doi:10.1007/s002549900095

Cited by 55 publications

(60 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Note the profile is typical for the DS fans. A similar coarse sandy-gravel lithology is reported by Taqieddin et al (2000) on the Jordanian shore. Hydrogeological conditions of these sites have been studied using ground water salinity monitoring (Yechieli et al, 2007).…”

Section: Ds Soils and Their Propertiessupporting

confidence: 51%

“…This section was discovered by boreholes down to 50 m and did not cross the salt layer, which was proposed by Taqieddin et al (2000).…”

Section: Shallow Geological Sectionmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…The Eastern part of the DS section (Jordan) has been specified in accordance with El-Isa et al (1995) unpublished report widely cited in the geological literature (Taqieddin et al, 2000;Closson, 2005;Frumkin et al, 2011;Al-Halbouni et al, 2017). This section was discovered by boreholes down to 50 m and did not cross the salt layer, which was proposed by Taqieddin et al (2000).…”

Section: Shallow Geological Sectionmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…Hydrogeological conditions of these sites have been studied using ground water salinity monitoring (Yechieli et al, 2007). We suggest that the drilled boreholes are presentative for the similar lithology and salt layers along the DS shores in Israel and Jordan (El-Isa et al, 1995;Taqieddin et al, 2000;Charrach et al, 2007;Khlaifata et al, 2010;Livne, 2012;Ezersky & Livne, 2013;Ezersky & Goretsky, 2014;Frydman et al, 2014).…”

Section: Ds Soils and Their Propertiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Gutiérrez et al (2008) propose a phased approach for the identification, investigation, prediction, and mitigation of sinkholes in evaporite terrains. The protective measures were proposed by Taqieddin et al (2000) and Yechieli et al (2006). Probabilistic sinkhole modeling for hazard assessment and sinkhole susceptibility mapping were attempted for evaporite karst (Galve et al, 2009a, b).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Overview of the geophysical studies in the Dead Sea coastal area related to evaporite karst and recent sinkhole development

Ezersky¹,

Legchenko²,

Eppelbaum³

et al. 2017

IJS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:Since the early 80s, a progressively increasing number of sinkholes appeared along the Dead Sea coastal line. It has been found that their appearance is strongly correlating with the lowering of the Dead Sea level taking place with the rate of approximately 1 m/yr. Location of areas affected by sinkhole development corresponds to location of the salt formation deposited during the latest Pleistocene, when the Lake Lisan receded to later become the Dead Sea. Water flowing to the Dead Sea from adjacent and underlying aquifers dissolves salt and creates caverns that cause ground subsidence and consequent formation of sinkholes. Before subsidence, these caverns are not visible on the surface but can be investigated with surface geophysical methods. For that, we applied Surface Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (SNMR), Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) Seismic refraction and reflection, Multichannel Analysis of Surface waves (MASW), microgravity and magnetic surveys and their combinations. Our geophysical results allowed us to locate the salt formation and to detect caverns in salt thus contributing to better understanding sinkhole development mechanisms. Comparison of sinkhole appearance along the western DS shore derived from the recent database (2017) shows that predictions made on the base of geophysical data (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008) are now confirmed thus demonstrating efficiency of our study. In this paper, we briefly present a summary of up to date knowledge of the geology and hydrogeology of Dead Sea basin, of the physical properties of the salt rock and the most popular models explaining mechanisms of sinkhole development. We also share our experience gained during geophysical studies carried out in the framework of national and international research projects in this area for the last 20 years.Dead Sea, evaporate karst, geophysics, sinkholes Ezersky M.G., Legchenko A., Eppelbaum L. and Al-Zoubi A., 2017. Overview of the geophysical studies in the Dead Sea coastal area related to evaporite karst and recent sinkhole development.

show abstract

Section: Ds Soils and Their Propertiessupporting

confidence: 51%

“…This section was discovered by boreholes down to 50 m and did not cross the salt layer, which was proposed by Taqieddin et al (2000).…”

Section: Shallow Geological Sectionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Section: Shallow Geological Sectionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Section: Ds Soils and Their Propertiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Overview of the geophysical studies in the Dead Sea coastal area related to evaporite karst and recent sinkhole development

Ezersky¹,

Legchenko²,

Eppelbaum³

et al. 2017

IJS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Salt karst and tectonics: sinkholes development along tension cracks between parallel strike‐slip faults, Dead Sea, Jordan

Closson

Karaki

2009

Earth Surf Processes Landf

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This work deals with the tectonic interpretation of an alignment of more than 300 sinkholes stretching along the Jordanian coast of the Dead Sea, Ghor Al Haditha area. Its dimensions are 6 km long with a width of 600 m. Sinkholes appeared during the last decades as a consequence of the very rapid lowering of the lake level. The linear shape was inferred from ground collapse inventories carried out between 1991 and 2008. The lineament is replaced and analyzed in its structural setting at regional and local scales. Its direction (N 24°E) is sub-parallel to the ones displayed by many focal mechanisms, especially the one associated with the earthquake of the 23 April, 1979 (mb = 5·1; N 20° E ± 5°), which is representative of all focal mechanisms calculated on a fault plane compatible with the general direction of the Jordan-Dead Sea Transform fault system for the east coast of the Dead Sea area.The alignment of sinkholes is constituted by 13 minor linear segments separated by as many empty spaces. Four minor linear units present an en-echelon arrangement from which one can deduce the presence of a local extensional stress field. In this context, the sinkhole locations provide information of subsurface discontinuities interpreted as hidden fractures. In a close future, such results could support the work of decision-makers and engineers in the projected development of the area.

show abstract

Hydrological and Geological Controls on the Evolution of the Dead Sea Sinkholes

Abelson

2020

Springer Hydrogeology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Sinkhole hazards along the eastern Dead Sea shoreline area, Jordan: a geological and geotechnical consideration

Cited by 55 publications

References 0 publications

Overview of the geophysical studies in the Dead Sea coastal area related to evaporite karst and recent sinkhole development

Overview of the geophysical studies in the Dead Sea coastal area related to evaporite karst and recent sinkhole development

Salt karst and tectonics: sinkholes development along tension cracks between parallel strike‐slip faults, Dead Sea, Jordan

Hydrological and Geological Controls on the Evolution of the Dead Sea Sinkholes

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About