In the work reported here, a novel numerical solution based on consolidation theory was developed in MATLAB to predict the land subsidence of the Konya Closed Basin. In order to adjust the model to the local conditions, historical data from the study area for the years 2011–2014 were used. The presented solution allowed for subsidence model development which can support the prediction of the ground movement for the Konya Closed Basin in Turkey.

The presented research aimed to analyse the ground movements caused by mining-induced seismicity. The ground displacements were established based on data from Sentinel 1 satellites applying differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (DInSAR). The results of the investigation revealed that the observed subsidence usually has the shape of a regular ellipse. Furthermore, the deformations of the surface occur when the energy of mining-induced tremor reaches values of the order of 10⁵ J.

In this paper we use small instrumented physical models to replicate sinkhole propagation, in order to study the failure mechanism, and inform relative mitigation measures.

The present research is aimed at a critical analysis of a method presently used for evaluating failure hazard in linear objects in mining areas. A fuzzy model of failure hazard of a linear object was created on the basis of the experience gathered so far. The rules of Mamdani fuzzy model have been used in the analyses. Finally the scaled model was integrated with a Geographic Information System (GIS), which was used to evaluate failure hazard in a water pipeline in a mining area.