NDLI: Comparative study of the geotechnical properties of the coastal Sabkhas of Saudi Arabia and their hazardous effects

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Author	Amin, Ammar
Copyright Year	2004
Abstract	Sabkha is composed of sand deposits mixed with silt and clay intercalated with evaporites. Two types of sabkha are present in Saudi Arabia: the inland sabka, which is found in the northern part of the country and coastal sabkha, which is located along the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf. The main geotechnical hazards include settlement, corrosive action, heave due to salt crystallization/recrystallization and flooding due to the low infiltration rates. This comparative study indicates the engineering properties of the coastal sabkha along the Red Sea differ from those of the sabkha along the Arabian Gulf, which is likely to be more costly to develop.Les sebkhas sont constituées de dépôts de sables mêlés à des silts et des argiles, intercalés avec des évaporites. Deux types de sebkhas existent en Arabie Saoudite : les sebkhas intérieures, que l’on trouve dans le nord du pays et les sebkhas côtières, situées le long de la Mer Rouge et du Golfe arabique. Les problèmes géotechniques qui leur sont associés sont les tassements, les actions corrosives, les gonflements dus aux évaporites et les inondations dues aux faibles taux d’infiltration des eaux. Cette étude montre que les propriétés géotechniques des sebkhas côtières le long de la Mer Rouge sont différentes de celles des sebkhas le long du Golfe arabique.
Starting Page	309
Ending Page	314
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14359529
Journal	Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology - Bulletin de l'Association Internationale de Géologie de l'Ingénieur
Volume Number	63
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	14359537
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2004-10-12
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Sebkhas côtières Arabie Saoudite Propriétés géotechniques Sel Jeddah Jubail Problèmes géotechniques
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geology Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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