Artur GuzyAGH University of Krakow
Artur Guzy
Doctor of Engineering
Assistant Professor (AGH University of Cracow, Poland)
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Introduction
I am an Assistant Professor at AGH University of Krakow, Poland, working on research projects: the NCN-funded "Novel Algorithm for Sinkhole Precursors Detection" and the ESA-funded "OPEN SAR Library - EXPRO+ AlignSAR". My research interests mainly focus on observing, modeling, and predicting man-made land movement, sinkhole occurrence, and seismicity due to groundwater withdrawal and underground mining.
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Education
October 2017 - September 2021
March 2016 - September 2017
October 2012 - February 2016
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Publications (47)
Land subsidence poses a critical global challenge, particularly in low-lying, densely populated, and economically significant delta regions. While climate change drives sea-level rise, much of the contemporary relative sea-level rise is attributed to accelerated land subsidence caused by groundwater overexploitation. This leads to severe environmen...
This study examines the combined effects of decommissioning lignite mining operations and long-term climate trends on groundwater systems and land surface movements in the Konin region of Poland, which is characterised by extensive open-pit lignite extraction. The findings reveal subsidence rates ranging from −26 to 14 mm per year within mining zon...
The Mekong delta, one of the largest deltas in the world, is densely populated and important for food production. As the delta plain is lowly elevated, less than a meter on average above local sea level, it is vulnerable to sea-level rise and land subsidence. The delta experiences high rates of natural compaction at its coast) while human activitie...
Mining, a critical global economic activity, disturbs the geomechanical and hydrogeological equilibrium of aquifer systems. This disturbance becomes particularly evident after mining operations cease. In post-mining areas, one of the most significant phenomena is the groundwater rebound. This process restores original groundwater levels in depleted...
Mining-induced seismicity can damage buildings and surface infrastructure and cause fatalities. It is a growing concern, owing to the sudden occurrence of seismic events, lack of effective prediction capabilities, and associated consequences. In this study, we analyzed 13 high-energy mining-induced earthquakes from 2016 to 2020 in Poland's Legnica-...
Worldwide groundwater reserves are increasingly exploited to support escalating water demands resulting from population and economic growth. Groundwater over-extraction causes not only aquifer depletion and pollution but also aquifer-system compaction, leading to land subsidence. This issue is of particular importance in densely populated and econo...
Sinkholes are a common phenomenon in many parts of the world [1]. They can be caused by a combination of natural [2,3] and anthropogenic processes [4,5] occurring both in the subsurface and on the land surface and driven by various factors. One of the main origins of sinkholes is underground mining activity [6,7]. Mining requires a huge lowering of...
Poster titled "Enhancing Predictions of Land Subsidence Induced by the Groundwater Withdrawal in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam" presented during EGU 2023 in Vienna, Austria
Globally, land subsidence caused by groundwater pumping is a common phenomenon. Numerous subsurface processes, both natural and anthropogenic, contribute to its occurrence. In coastal regions, severe land subsidence exacerbated by groundwater pumping is particularly detrimental. On top of that, coastal areas affected by natural compaction, river de...
Mining-induced sub-surface rock-failure processes cause seismicity and permanent surface deformation that may result in infrastructural damages and endanger residents in the affected areas. In recent years, this issue has received increasing attention due to the suddenness of the occurrence, the lack of effective predictive capabilities and the adv...
The international community is developing strategies to limit temperature increases in response to climate change. The current focus of global efforts is on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the largest fraction of which are caused by coal combustion. Particularly, the EU, at the forefront of the green energy transition, has experienced the most s...
The flooding of mine workings is the most common method for closing underground mines. The natural hydrodynamic balance of the aquifers is then restored in the rock mass depleted by mining operations. Consequently, increased pore pressure implies the occurrence of land surface uplift.
The closure of an underground mine has been evaluated primarily...
The dissertation examines the modelling of land subsidence caused by mining-induced drainage.
The doctorate consists of a cycle of three scientific publications that are thematically cohesive.
The research was conducted at the hard coal mine Lubelski Wegiel „Bogdanka” S.A. in Poland.
There are four distinct sections of the thesis. First, hydrogeolo...
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Land subsidence due to mining is primarily caused by the removal of a deposit from a rock mass and the formation of a post-mining void. This type of land subsidence damages surface and underground infrastructure and adversely affects the safety of surface users. Underground mining, however, is also associated with the drainage of rock layers, for b...
One of the most serious direct consequences of underground mining is land subsidence, which can damage both surface and underground infrastructure and even put surface users' safety at risk.
Nonetheless, extensive pumping operations are necessary to carry out mining activity. Thus, the effect of coal extraction is attributed not only to land subsid...
Land subsidence caused by groundwater withdrawal induced by mining is a relatively unknown phenomenon. This is primarily due to the small scale of such movements compared to the land subsidence caused by deposit extraction. Nonetheless, the environmental impact of drainage related land subsidence remains underestimated. The research was carried out...
Horizontal strains related to mining-induced subsidence may endanger infrastructure and surface users' safety. While directional horizontal strains should be well determined, appropriate solutions for a complete assessment of the terrain surface deformation field are still required. As a result, the presented study examined a new method for calcula...
The objective of the research was to investigate the process of rock mass recompaction related to groundwater rebound induced by underground mining. Research has been conducted in the area of the closed copper ore mine (Konrad) as well as the anhydrite and gypsum mine (Lubichów) in south-eastern Poland.
The mining operation was carried out in the...
Mining exploitation is associated with the occurrence of adverse environmental effects. The most serious of such effects is land subsidence. Although land subsidence can be well predicted and mitigated by several methods, nevertheless, the extraction of mineral deposits is also associated with induced seismicity. The occurrence of seismic events ca...
One of the most common consequences of pumping water from groundwater reservoirs includes land surface movements. The main cause of this phenomenon is the excess use of groundwater resources, which leads to the development of continuous deformations. In Poland, the reduction of rock mass due to drainage is most often connected with mining operation...
The environmental impact assessment of underground mining usually includes the direct effects of exploitation. These are damage to rock mass and land subsidence. Continuous dewatering of the aquifer system is, however, necessary to carry out underground mining operations. Consequently, the drainage of the aquifer system is observed at a regional sc...
Land subsidence is probably one of the most evident environmental effects of groundwater pumping. Globally, freshwater demand is the leading cause of this phenomenon. Land subsidence induced by aquifer system drainage can reach total values of up to 14.5 m. The spatial extension of this phenomenon is usually extensive and is often difficult to defi...
Land subsidence is one of groundwater pumping probably the most evident environemntal effects. This phenomenon is induced by the dewatering of susceptible aquifer systems. Globally, freshwater demand is the leading cause of this phenomenon. Land subsidence induced by aquifer system drainage can reach total values up several meters. The spatial exte...
Land subsidence is probably one of the most evident environmental effects of groundwater pumping. Globally, freshwater demand is the leading cause of this phenomenon. Land subsidence induced by aquifer system drainage can reach total values of up to 14.5 m. The spatial extension of this phenomenon is usually extensive and is often difficult to defi...
Dewatering of rock matrix related to deep mining affects groundwater systems on regional-scale worldwide. Generally, the reach of this phenomenon exceeds mining area boundaries and is nearly impossible to determine accurately. Furthermore, comprehensive modelling of rock matrix dewatering is a complex issue. The main reason for this seems to be the...
The presented research aimed to evaluate the spatio-temporal distribution of ground movements caused by groundwater head changes induced by mining. The research was carried out in the area of one of the copper ore and anhydrite mines in Poland. To determine ground movements, classical surveying results and the persistent scatter Satellite Radar Int...
Land subsidence is one of the most important environmental effects of water pumping from groundwater systems. It is a result of the compaction of compressible aquifers. In global terms, the leading cause of this phenomenon is the growing demand for freshwater. Land subsidence induced by rock mass drainage can reach the total values up to more than...
Land subsidence is a threat that occurs worldwide as a
result of the withdrawal of fluid and also underground mining. The
subsidence is mainly due to excessive groundwater withdrawal from certain
types of rocks, such as fine-grained sediments. Mitigating the effects of
land subsidence generally requires careful observations of the temporal
change i...
The assessment of the impact of mining-induced seismicity on the natural environment and infrastructure is often limited to the analysis of terrain surface vibrations. However, similar seismic phenomena, like earthquakes, may also imply dislocations and deformations of the rock mass. Such ground movements may occur in areas which are not directly u...
Earthquake occurrence is usually unpredictable apart from sites in the vicinity of volcanoes. It is not easy to measure displacements caused by seismic phenomena using classical geodetic methods, which are based on point survey. Therefore, the surveying of ground movements caused by seismic events should be carried out continuously. Nowadays, remot...
Nowadays, human-induced seismicity is becoming an important issue for the general public. Increased interest in this subject is mostly associated with regions constantly exposed to this type of dynamic phenomena. In many cases, the occurrence of human-induced seismicity is implied by underground mining. Mining operations disturb the natural geomech...
The present research focuses on the definition of a novel methodology for sinkhole risk assessment above shallow salt mines. The research were carried out on the area above the salt mine, a World Heritage site. The study of vertical stresses on the basis of a theoretical state of rock mass deformation in the area of test chambers was performed. Fur...
Presented research focused on the development of a novel methodology for sinkhole risk assessment above shallow caverns in a salt mine. The research was carried out for the Wieliczka Salt Mine, which is registered on the UNESCO list and visited by near around 2 million tourists every year. The main assumption of the investigation was to estimate ro...
Prediction and monitoring of earthquakes and human-induced seismicity is still a crucial issue primarily due to the random nature of that phenomena. The continuous monitoring of earthquakes made by seismology is well known and developed. The remaining effects of earthquakes – ground displacements, are much more problematic in measurement. Moreover,...
Underground exploitation of mineral resources is often carried out in a watered rock mass. Dewatering of rock layers disturbs its geomechanical equilibrium, consequently resulting in deformations occurrence on the terrain surface. Furthermore, modeling of rock strata dewatering and related land subsidence is still a complex issue, mostly due to una...
Underground exploitation of mineral resources is often carried out in a watered rock mass. Dewatering of rock layers disturbs its geomechanical equilibrium, consequently resulting in deformations occurrence on the terrain surface. Furthermore, modeling of rock strata dewatering and related land subsidence is still a complex issue, mostly due to una...
Anthropogenic activity related to the extraction of gas and oil, raw materials or water pumping leads to slow or rapid ground deformation. The ground motion rate is related to the type of the mined material, geological conditions, mining methods and other factors. Ground subsidence resulting from the collapse of underground post-mining voids occurs...
Badania ruchów powierzchni spowodowanych wstrząsami sejsmicznymi są kosztowne i kłopotliwe w planowaniu eksperymentu z uwagi na trudny do przewidzenia czas wystąpienia wstrząsu. Z tego względu jedynie ciągłe bądź quasi-ciągłe obserwacje mogą się przyczyniać do lepszego poznania tych zjawisk. Technologie teledetekcyjne, a w szczególności interferome...
The geodetic measurements optimization problem has played a crucial role in the mining areas affected by continuous ground movement. Such movements are most frequently measured with the classical geodetic methods such as levelling, tachymetry or GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System). The measuring techniques are selected with respect to the dyn...
Changes of the terrain surface caused by underground mining exploitation in Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland affect both transformations in green and urban areas. Deformations of terrain surface area appearing
in intensively built-up regions are significant problem regarding residents and mining entrepreneurs. Safety
in these areas, related to t...
Abstract: Dynamic phenomena, both anthropogenic and natural, usually occur unexpectedly, at high speed. During such an event, changes in ground surface morphology become rapid. What is more, permanent ground monitoring in the areas of that transformations is usually not carried out. Therefore, the comprehensive description of the effects of such ph...
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Problem optymalizacji pomiarów geodezyjnych na obszarach poddanych wpływom ciągłych deformacji powierzchni terenu wciąż stanowi wyzwanie. Pomiary ruchów powierzchni na terenach górniczych najczęściej wykonywane są przy wykorzystaniu klasycznych metod geodezyjnych takich jak niwelacja, tachimetria czy pomiary GNSS. Technika pomiarowa jest do...
Treść: W przypadku kopalń soli problem zachowania bezpieczeństwa w rejonie wyrobisk komorowych i na powierzchni terenu jest niezwykle złożony. Na przebieg procesu deformacji w górotworze solnym mają wpływ zarówno własności geomechaniczne różnych typów soli, jak i cały szereg czynników górniczych, geologicznych i hydrogeologicznych wpływających na p...
The cooperation between AGH University of Science and Technology Geodesist Student Scientific Associations, Tatra National Park and The Cracow Department of Polish Society of Friends of Earth Sciences, which has lasted for more than 40 years, resulted in more than 30 of academic camps in the area of Tatra National Park. The history is briefly prese...