Ground Subsidence in the City of Tuzla (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

Authors

  • Bojana Grujić Department of Civil Engineering / University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engieering and Geodesy, Bulevar vojvode Stepe Stepanovića 77/3; 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Žarko Grujić Department of Civil Engineering / University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engieering and Geodesy, Bulevar vojvode Stepe Stepanovića 77/3; 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Keywords:

Salt deposit exploitation, Ground collapsing, Topographic survey, Satellite, GPS

Abstract

Since  the  year  1955,  when  the  salt  deposits exploitation  activities  were carried  out  in the city of  Tuzla and  surroundings,  dramatic  ground collapsing phenomena occurred.  Up  to  10  meters  of  sinking  in  the  last  half century  produced  several  damages  with  regards  to buildings  and  infrastructures,  leading  to  the  demolition  of the most compromised part of the city by the inhabitants. Traditional  topographic  survey  was  used  in  order  to monitor  the  land deformations  from  the  50'  till presentwith  the establishment  of  a  dense  topographic  network around  the  sinking  area.  The  analisys  of the  huge  dataset of  altimetric  data,  the correlation  with  the  boreholes activities  and  the  introduction  of  more  productive  modern technologies  (satellite  technologies, GPS  for  geodesy) for repeated  land monitoring are the object of this paper.

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Published

2024-05-19

How to Cite

Grujić, B. ., & Grujić , Žarko . (2024). Ground Subsidence in the City of Tuzla (Bosnia & Herzegovina). Operations Research and Engineering Letters, 3(1), 46–52. Retrieved from http://orel.unionnikolatesla.edu.rs/index.php/orel/article/view/26