Impact of the expected climate change on the stability of underground cavities in France

Impact du changement climatique attendu sur la stabilité des activités souterraines naturelles en France

Philippe Gombert (1) , Arnaud Charmoille (1) , Marwan Al Heib (1) , Christophe Didier (1) , Raoul d'Hotelans (1)

1 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques

The different prospective scenarios studied worldwide predict a climate change, with first effects which should be seen before the end of the 21st century. The question is knowing the predictable impact of this climate change on the stability of about a hundred thousand natural and artificial underground cavities which undermine France, notably in karstic regions (limestone, chalk, gypsum). An attempt will be made to describe the different parameters influenced by the climate change and likely to interfere with the stability of underground cavities. The instrumentations set up in situ in artificial cavities as well as the first results obtained and their application to natural cavities, are then presented

Keywords: KARST; HYDROGEOLOGY

Domains: Earth Sciences; Environmental Sciences

Philippe Gombert, Arnaud Charmoille, Marwan Al Heib, Christophe Didier, Raoul d'Hotelans. Impact of the expected climate change on the stability of underground cavities in France. 4. International Symposium on Karst, Apr 2010, Malaga, Spain. pp.521-526, ⟨10.1007/978-3-642-12486-0_80⟩. ⟨ineris-00970587⟩