Latest Advancements in Underground Structures and Geological Engineering : Proceedings of the 3rd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2019 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures {u2013} The Official International Congress of the Soil-Struc

This book includes the best-selected papers on the latest advancements in underground structures and geological engineering. The ongoing population growth is resulting in rapid urbanization, new infrastructure development, and increasing demand for the Earth's natural resources (e.g., water, oil/gas, minerals). This, together with the current climate change and increasing impact of natural hazards, implies that the engineering geology profession is called upon to respond to new challenges. It is recognized that these challenges are particularly relevant in the developing and newly industrialized regions. Contents 6 About the Editors 8 Defining the Contours of Combined Stressed, Anomaly Elastic and Anomaly Densed Hierarchical Inclusions Located into a Block Layered Medium by Wave’s Data of Active Acoustic and Electromagnetic Monitoring 12 Abstract 12 1 Algorithm for Solution of the Inverse Problem of 2-D Sound Diffraction in N-Layered Medium with Composite Hierarchical Inclusions 16 2 Conclusion 20 References 21 A Closer Look: Petrographic Analysis of Extremely Weak Sandstone/Cemented Sand of the Ghayathi Formation, Dubai, UAE 23 Abstract 23 1 Introduction 23 2 Geological Setting 24 3 Results and Discussion 25 4 Conclusion 30 References 30 Seismic Hazard Assessment of Gujrat International Finance Tec-City 31 Abstract 31 1 Introduction 31 1.1 Seismicity and Tectonics of Gujrat 33 1.2 Earthquake Catalogue 34 1.3 Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment 37 1.4 Attenuation Relations 38 2 Results and Discussion 38 3 Conclusion 38 References 39 Characterising and Structural Review of the Rock Mass and Its Geological Structures at Open Pit Mine in Queensland-Australia 40 Abstract 40 1 Introduction 40 1.1 Orbody Resources 42 2 Geological Contexts 43 3 Geotechnical Characterisation 47 3.1 Intact Rock Properties 47 3.2 Methods of Characterisation 48 3.3 Results and Conclusion 50 4 Geological Structures Properties 51 5 Hydrological Condition and Impacts 52 6 Pitt Wall Blasting 56 7 Pit Slope Monitoring 56 7.1 Visual Monitoring 56 8 Handlebar Hill Open Pit Slope Design and Implications of Mining 58 9 Conclusions 60 Acknowledgements 61 References 61 Initiation Mechanism of Extension Strain of Rock Mine Slopes 63 Abstract 63 1 Introduction 63 2 Review of Extension Strain Criterain Proposed by Stacey (1981) 66 3 In Situ Observations 68 3.1 The Source of Extension Strain in Open Pit and the Orientation of Potential Fractures 70 3.2 Extension Strains Around Two Dimensional Numerical Models 70 3.3 Tensile Stress around Two Dimensional Numerical Models 72 3.4 Combined Failure Mechanism in Open Pit Slopes 73 4 Conclusions 74 Acknowledgements 74 References 74 Stress in Rock Slopes: Non-persistent Versus Persistent Joint Model 76 Abstract 76 1 Introduction 76 2 Geological Setting 77 3 Displacement and Movement Modes 79 4 The Numerical Models 79 5 Results and Discussion 81 6 Conclusions 82 Acknowledgments 82 References 82 Load Capacity of Helical Piles with Different Geometrical Aspects in Sandy and Clayey Soils: A Numerical Study 84 Abstract 84 1 Introduction 84 2 Method of Analysis 85 3 Verification of the Numerical Simulations 87 4 Results 90 4.1 Compressive Loading Simulations 90 4.2 Tensile Loading 94 5 Conclusions 94 Acknowledgments 95 References 95 Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Laterite Rock with Different Rock Matrix’s Using Triaxial System 96 Abstract 96 1 Introduction 96 2 Sampling 97 3 Methodology 100 3.1 Index Properties 100 3.2 Rock Triaxial Test 100 4 Theoretical Development 100 4.1 Mohr Coulomb Strength Theory 100 4.2 Hoek-Brown Strength Theory 101 5 Experimental Investigation 101 5.1 Properties of Laterite Rock 101 5.2 Results and Analysis 102 6 Stress Strain Characteristics 104 7 Comparision of Results 109 8 Conclusion 112 Acknowledgment 113 References 113 Physico-Chemical Analysis of Groundwater in Iglas and Beswan, Aligarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India 114 Abstract 114 1 Introduction 115 1.1 Study Area 116 2 Geological Setting 117 2.1 Hydrogeological Setup of the Study Area 117 2.1.1 First Aquifer Group 118 2.1.2 Second Aquifer Group 118 2.1.3 Third Aquifer Group 118 3 Material and Method 118 4 Result and Discussion 119 4.1 Physicochemical Parameters 119 4.1.1 pH 120 4.1.2 Turbidity 120 4.1.3 Total Alkalinity 121 4.1.4 Total Hardness 121 4.1.5 Electrical Conductivity 122 4.1.6 Calcium 123 4.1.7 Magnesium 124 4.1.8 Chloride 124 4.1.9 Fluorides 125 4.1.10 Nitrates 125 4.1.11 Dissolved Oxygen 126 4.1.12 Biochemical Oxygen Demand 126 5 Result and Discussion 127 6 Conclusion 127 Acknowledgement 127 References 127 Effect of Petrophysical and Sedimentological Properties on the Heterogeneity of Carbonate Reservoirs: Impact on Production Parameters 129 Abstract 129 1 Introduction 129 1.1 Sedimentologic and Stratigraphic Context 130 1.2 Methodology Modeling Framework 130 1.2.1 Modeling Geologic Heterogeneities 130 1.2.2 Depositional Geometry 131 1.2.3 Facies Architecture 131 1.2.4 Diagenetic Surfaces and Bodies 132 2 Results 133 2.1 Petrophysical Variability 133 2.2 Flow Simulations and Uncertainty 133 3 Conclusions 134 Acknowledgments 134 References 134 Author Index 136 Front Matter ....Pages i-x Defining the Contours of Combined Stressed, Anomaly Elastic and Anomaly Densed Hierarchical Inclusions Located into a Block Layered Medium by Wave’s Data of Active Acoustic and Electromagnetic Monitoring (Olga Hachay, Andrey Khachay, Oleg Khachay)....Pages 1-11 A Closer Look: Petrographic Analysis of Extremely Weak Sandstone/Cemented Sand of the Ghayathi Formation, Dubai, UAE (Luke Bernhard Brouwers)....Pages 12-19 Seismic Hazard Assessment of Gujrat International Finance Tec-City (Abhishek Sharma, Sreevalsa Kolathayar)....Pages 20-28 Characterising and Structural Review of the Rock Mass and Its Geological Structures at Open Pit Mine in Queensland-Australia (Maged Al Mandalawi, Manar Sabry, Greg You, Mohannad Sabry)....Pages 29-51 Initiation Mechanism of Extension Strain of Rock Mine Slopes (Maged Al Mandalawi, Manar Sabry, Mohannad Sabry)....Pages 52-64 Stress in Rock Slopes: Non-persistent Versus Persistent Joint Model (Abdel Kareem Alzo’ubi, Osama Mohamed)....Pages 65-72 Load Capacity of Helical Piles with Different Geometrical Aspects in Sandy and Clayey Soils: A Numerical Study (Amir Akbari Garakani, Jafar Maleki)....Pages 73-84 Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Laterite Rock with Different Rock Matrix’s Using Triaxial System (M. V. Shah, Prashant Sudani)....Pages 85-102 Physico-Chemical Analysis of Groundwater in Iglas and Beswan, Aligarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India (Harit Priyadarshi, Sarv Priya, Shabber Habib Alvi, Ashish Jain, Sangharsh Rao, Rituraj Singh)....Pages 103-117 Effect of Petrophysical and Sedimentological Properties on the Heterogeneity of Carbonate Reservoirs: Impact on Production Parameters (Rafik Baouche, K. Boutaleb, R. Chaouchi)....Pages 118-124 Back Matter ....Pages 125-125