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Types of karstic risk are briefly defined as a function of the character of possible negative consequences of karsts. Basic trends in the classification of karstic terrains are indicated on the basis of sinkhole risk. A modified approach to classification of terrains is presented as a function of predictable risks associated with the formation karst sinkholes.
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Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 2, pp. 11–14, March–April, 2005.
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Tolmachev, V.V., Leonenko, M.V. Classification of Karstic Terrains Based on Sinkhole Risk. Soil Mech Found Eng 42, 52–55 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11204-005-0023-x
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