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B a c k g ro u n d ................... ............................................................... ................. .

Sinkhole Sum m it II, Septem ber 28, 2004 .......................................................................... .......2

In tro d u c tio n ................... ............................................................... ................ .. 3

D iscu ssio n ........................................................... ....................................... 4

Current Florida Statutes Covering Sinkhole Insurance ....................................... ............... 5

Sub sidence Investigation Protocols .......................................................... ............... ............... 7

 U se of Professional Judgm ent.......................................... ................................... 7

 P professional Q qualifications ................................................................. ........................ 7

 Professional Practice .................. ................................ ......... ............

 Initial Data Gathering .................................. ... ...... .... ..................

 G eophysical Site Characterization................................................... ............. ............... 11

 F lo o r M ap p in g .......................................................................... . 14

 Subsurface Geotechnical Testing & Geological Interpretations.................... .......... 15

 Laboratory Testing............ ... ... ... ............. ........ ....... 19

 Structural Inspection .............................................. .. .. .......................20

 F in a l R e p o rt ................................................................................................................. 2 1

 R detention of Sam ples and D ata............................................................... .....................22










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