Contribution of electrical prospecting to the aquifer characterization in El Mouazir-Matmata Nouvelle in Southern Gabes, Southeastern Tunisia

Aydi, Hajer; Balti, Hadhemi; Aydi, Abdelwaheb; Gasmi, Mohamed

doi:10.1007/s12517-022-10463-1

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“…The studied area is mainly covered by a sedimentary series of the Cretaceous, with different facies and thickness variability, these series are often tabular with a small dip of 5 degrees, usually to the west, but occasionally also to the north and northeast (Bouaziz, 1995;Aydi et al, 2022). The Mesozoic series of the tabular structure rests in angular unconformity on the Upper Permian -the Lower-Middle Triassic strata which form an N80 striking alignment known as Jebel Tebega of Medenine.…”

Section: Geological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Aptian (Berrani Formation) is constituted of limestones and dolomites with orbitolins which outcrop as a cornice form (Bouaziz, 1995;Aydi et al 2022).…”

Section: Stratigraphymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Cenomanian (Kerker member) is typically consisted of dolomitic limestone banks and marl at the base, associated to alternations of marl, gypsum and marl in the middle, and a few limestone banks at the top (Bouaziz, 1995;Ben Ouezdou et al, 1999;Aydi et al, 2022). The Turonian (Guettar bar) is composed of thick sandstone dolomites, 50-80 m thick (Ben Ouezdou et al, 1999;Aydi et al, 2022).…”

Section: Stratigraphymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While annual temperatures is 18-20°C, the annual evaporation varies between 1500 and 2000 mm. (Aydi et al, 2022).…”

Section: Climatementioning

confidence: 99%

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Effect of lithological and geotechnical characteristics on the generation of debrisflows in Matmata, southeastern Tunisia

Bensalem,

Hamdi,

Amamria

et al. 2024

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The Matmata region, located in the south of Gabès (Tunisia), experienced significant damage during the floods of the Beni zelten wadi on November 11, 2017. These floods, exacerbated by the steep slopes and underlying soil conditions, led to the occurrence of debris flows, posing a threat to road infrastructure. The generation of debris flows is closely linked to intense rainfall events that surpass the soil capacity to retain water. To gain insights into the behaviour of the soil samples, various characteristics were analysed, including texture, clay mineralogy, grain size distribution, and Atterberg limits. The results showed that the mean liquid limit values ranged from 38% to 62%, while the mean plasticity index of the materials in the landslide-prone areas varied from 18% to 27.9%. These findings indicate presence of clay formations and highlight a significance of the increased soil clay content as contributing factors to landslide development. The X-ray Diffraction analysis revealed that gypsum, quartz, phyllosilicate and calcite minerals were the most abundant minerals identified in the soil samples. This work shows the importance of clay mineral and geotechnical parameters of the soils in the occurrence of landslides and predicting debris flows occurrences in the Matmata region.

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Section: Geological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Aptian (Berrani Formation) is constituted of limestones and dolomites with orbitolins which outcrop as a cornice form (Bouaziz, 1995;Aydi et al 2022).…”

Section: Stratigraphymentioning

confidence: 99%