ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN A SALT DOME REGION SURROUNDED BY SABKHA SEDIMENTS, SAUDI ARABIA

Engineering geological aspects of a study including the geological setting, site investigations, and ground conditions are presented for a coastal plain situated in a desert environment. Major geological features in the study area consist of windblown sands which are underlain by salt rock, and surrounding sabkha deposits. It has been found that the extensive damage to buildings and roads are primarily due to subsidence phenomenon associated with dissolution of the underlying salt rock. Collapsing behaviour of the aeolian sand mantle appears to be a contributing factor to the damage in combination with subsidence. The geotechnical properties of the sabkha sediments and the potential engineering problems associated with them have been described. Evidence of deterioration in construction materials arising from high evaporite content of windblown sands and sabkha deposits is reported. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Erol, A O
• Publication Date: 1989-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 215-232
• Serial:
  • ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0013-7952

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Density; Deserts; Geology; Ground settlement; Salts; Sand; Sediments; Shear strength; Soils; Strength of materials
• ITRD Terms: 5908: Density; 2502: Desert; 4053: Geology; 7332: Salt (chem); 4105: Sand; 4190: Sediment; 5792: Settlement; 5531: Shear; 4156: Soil; 5544: Strength (mater)
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493169
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM