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Allowable risks of construction in karst-prone regions

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Proposals are outlined for the assignment of allowable specific risks of construction under conditions whereby the construction sites will most likely be affected by karstic cave-ins. Moreover, possible economic,social, and ecological losses are taken into account.

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Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 5, pp. 19–21, September–October, 2007.

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Tolmachev, V.V. Allowable risks of construction in karst-prone regions. Soil Mech Found Eng 44, 172–175 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11204-007-0032-z

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