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Author:

Wang, Kuan (Wang, Kuan.) | Wang, Guoquan (Wang, Guoquan.) | Cornelison, Brendan (Cornelison, Brendan.) | Liu, Hanlin (Liu, Hanlin.) | Bao, Yan (Bao, Yan.)

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Abstract:

Groundwater-withdrawal-induced land subsidence has been a big concern in Montgomery County, Texas, U.S. since the 2000s. As of 2020, approximately half of the entire county is experiencing subsidence over 5 mm/year. This study aims to investigate ongoing land subsidence in Montgomery County using groundwater-level, extensometer, and GPS datasets. According to this study, land subsidence in Montgomery County since the mid-2000s is primarily contributed by sediment compaction in the Evangeline and Jasper aquifers; the compaction of Jasper aquifer contributes approximately one-third of the land subsidence since the mid-2000s; the pre-consolidation heads of the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers in Montgomery County are close to each other, approximately 15-25 m below mean sea level; the virgin-compaction/head-decline ratio is approximately 1:250 in the Evangeline aquifer and 1:800 in the Jasper aquifer in central and southern Montgomery County. As of 2020, the Jasper groundwater-level altitude is approximately 20-40 m below the pre-consolidation head in the central and southern Montgomery County; the Evangeline groundwater-level altitude is about 40-60 m below the pre-consolidation head. Land subsidence will continue to occur as long as the groundwater-level altitude in either the Evangeline or the Jasper aquifer remains below the pre-consolidation head.

Keyword:

head-decline ratio Pre-consolidation head Subsidence Pumping GPS Virgin-compaction

Author Community:

  • [ 1 ] [Wang, Kuan]Univ Houston, Dept Earth & Atmospher Sci, Houston, TX 77204 USA
  • [ 2 ] [Wang, Guoquan]Univ Houston, Dept Earth & Atmospher Sci, Houston, TX 77204 USA
  • [ 3 ] [Cornelison, Brendan]Univ Houston, Dept Earth & Atmospher Sci, Houston, TX 77204 USA
  • [ 4 ] [Liu, Hanlin]Shenzhen Univ, Inst Urban Smart Transportat & Safety Maintenance, Shenzhen 518060, Peoples R China
  • [ 5 ] [Bao, Yan]Beijing Univ Technol, Key Lab Urban Secur & Disaster Engn, Minist Educ, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China

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GEOENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS

Year: 2021

Issue: 1

Volume: 8

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WoS CC Cited Count: 0

SCOPUS Cited Count: 7

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30 Days PV: 7

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