Overview
- Furthers our understanding of cave and karst systems around the world
- Includes numerous new findings on karst genesis, hydrology and protection
- Bridges the gap between karst research and civil engineering
- Transfers in-depth knowledge of karst as the basis for prosperous development of life on it
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Cave and Karst Systems of the World (CAKASYWO)
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This book focuses on the opening and exploration of more than 350 previously undiscovered caves of the Slovenian Karst, discovered during motorway construction work. The summarizes the planning of traffic roads and presents the new findings obtained during construction, as well as studies on newly-discovered karst phenomena and karst waters and their protection.
Earthmoving work during construction has revealed a cross-section of the surface of the Classical Karst, covered karst with famous underground stone forests and unique karst in breccia. Research conducted in these caves has yielded a number of new findings on how the karst surface and underground were formed, on the flow of water through karst aquifers, and on the evolution of karst on various types of rock and under various conditions. The work was written by researchers from the ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute and the Institute of Geology AS CR. The reader will benefit from the authors’ collaboration with planners and builders, which offers valuable insights for the planning and execution of their own activities in karst regions.
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Classical Karst: Construction Monitoring
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Classical Karst: Newly Discovered Significant Karst Features
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Comparison with Low and Covered Karst and Karst in Breccia: Dolenjska region
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cave Exploration in Slovenia
Book Subtitle: Discovering Over 350 New Caves During Motorway Construction on Classical Karst
Editors: Martin Knez, Tadej Slabe
Series Title: Cave and Karst Systems of the World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21203-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-21202-9Published: 27 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36732-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-21203-6Published: 15 October 2015
Series ISSN: 2364-4591
Series E-ISSN: 2364-4605
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 324
Topics: Geology, Building Construction and Design, Geomorphology, Construction Management, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences