Subsidence at the "Trébol" of Quito, Ecuador: an indicator for future disasters?
A sinkhole of great proportions was produced in one of the most trafficked zones of Quito. Constructed in the late sixties, this area is of high importance in solving the traffic jams of the capital city. The sinkhole called "El Trebol" started to be generated in the form of a crater,...
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| author | T. Toulkeridis D. Simón Baile F. Rodríguez R. Salazar Martínez N. Arias Jiménez D. Carreon Freyre |
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| description | A sinkhole of great proportions was produced in one of the most trafficked
zones of Quito. Constructed in the late sixties, this area is of high
importance in solving the traffic jams of the capital city. The sinkhole
called "El Trebol" started to be generated in the form of a crater,
reached finally dimensions of approximately 120 m in diameter and some
40 m of depth, where at its base the river Machangara appeared. The
generation of this sinkhole paralyzed the traffic of the south-central part
of the city for the following weeks and therefore the state of emergency was
declared. Soon the cause of the sinkhole was encountered being the result of
the lack of monitoring of the older subterranean sewer system where for a
length of some 20 m the concrete tunnel that canalized the flow of the
river collapsed generating the disaster. The collapse of this tunnel
resulted from the presence of a high amount of trash floating through the
tunnel and scratching its top part until the concrete was worn away leaving
behind the sinkhole and the fear of recurrence in populated areas. The
financial aspects of direct and indirect damage are emphasized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba41819e21ac48cdb9583745d800ebd72022-12-21T17:32:45ZengCopernicus PublicationsProceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences2199-89812199-899X2015-11-0137215115510.5194/piahs-372-151-2015Subsidence at the "Trébol" of Quito, Ecuador: an indicator for future disasters?T. Toulkeridis0D. Simón Baile1F. Rodríguez2R. Salazar Martínez3N. Arias Jiménez4D. Carreon Freyre5Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolquí, EcuadorUniversidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolquí, EcuadorUniversidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolquí, EcuadorUniversidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolquí, EcuadorEmpresa Metropolitana de Alcantarrillado y Agua Potable de Quito, Quito, EcuadorUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Queretaro, MexicoA sinkhole of great proportions was produced in one of the most trafficked zones of Quito. Constructed in the late sixties, this area is of high importance in solving the traffic jams of the capital city. The sinkhole called "El Trebol" started to be generated in the form of a crater, reached finally dimensions of approximately 120 m in diameter and some 40 m of depth, where at its base the river Machangara appeared. The generation of this sinkhole paralyzed the traffic of the south-central part of the city for the following weeks and therefore the state of emergency was declared. Soon the cause of the sinkhole was encountered being the result of the lack of monitoring of the older subterranean sewer system where for a length of some 20 m the concrete tunnel that canalized the flow of the river collapsed generating the disaster. The collapse of this tunnel resulted from the presence of a high amount of trash floating through the tunnel and scratching its top part until the concrete was worn away leaving behind the sinkhole and the fear of recurrence in populated areas. The financial aspects of direct and indirect damage are emphasized.https://www.proc-iahs.net/372/151/2015/piahs-372-151-2015.pdf |
| spellingShingle | T. Toulkeridis D. Simón Baile F. Rodríguez R. Salazar Martínez N. Arias Jiménez D. Carreon Freyre Subsidence at the "Trébol" of Quito, Ecuador: an indicator for future disasters? Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences |
| title | Subsidence at the "Trébol" of Quito, Ecuador: an indicator for future disasters? |
| title_full | Subsidence at the "Trébol" of Quito, Ecuador: an indicator for future disasters? |
| title_fullStr | Subsidence at the "Trébol" of Quito, Ecuador: an indicator for future disasters? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subsidence at the "Trébol" of Quito, Ecuador: an indicator for future disasters? |
| title_short | Subsidence at the "Trébol" of Quito, Ecuador: an indicator for future disasters? |
| title_sort | subsidence at the trebol of quito ecuador an indicator for future disasters |
| url | https://www.proc-iahs.net/372/151/2015/piahs-372-151-2015.pdf |
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