Topography and Geology of the Eastern Desert of Egypt, Central Portion

Barron, T. J.; Hume, W. F.

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“…The geology of the area has been described by Barron and Hume (1902) and Said (1962). The 2 wadis dissect a sedimentary plateau in which the sediments range in age from late Cretaceous up to recent sediments.…”

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Vegetation and soil relationships in the inland wadi ecosystem of central Eastern Desert, Egypt

Salama¹,

El-Ghani²,

El-Tayeh³

2013

Turkish Journal of Botany

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Vegetation and soil relationships in the inland wadi ecosystem of central Eastern Desert, Egypt

Salama¹,

El-Ghani²,

El-Tayeh³

2013

Turkish Journal of Botany

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“…The general stratigraphy of this locality has been dealt with by Barron and Hume (1902), Said (1960), Abdel Razik (1969Razik ( , 1972, Faris et al (1985), Luger (1988), Soliman (1998), Tantawy (1998) and Tantawy et al 2000. The stratigraphic section spans from Maastrichtian to lower Eocene and shows the same lithologies as correlative sections in the southern Nile Valley (e.g.…”

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Upper Paleocene-lower Eocene planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Qreiya (Gebel Abu Had) section, Upper Nile Valley (Egypt)

Berggren

Ouda

2003

Micropaleontology

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“…The study area was geologically investigated by many authors such as [2]- [15], and others. Few engineering and geotechnical investigations were conducted on the studied area like engineering geophysical study to evaluate the geotechnical behavior of the soils at Tiba city [16], investigation of rock deterioration in the Royel Tomb of Seti I, Valley of The Kings, Luxor [17], engineering geophysical study at New Qena city north the study area [18], engineering classification of the soils exposed along Upper Egypt-Red Sea road north of the study area [19], geotechnical evaluation study of Pliocene sedimentary rocks exposed along Qena-Safaga road north of the study area [20], and geotechnical evaluation of the sub-grade soils at the Cemeteries area, New Tiba city [21].…”

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Geotechnical Investigations of Sub-Grade Soils at the Connector Road, New Tiba City, Luxor, Egypt

Ismaiel¹

2018

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The presented study dealt with geotechnical investigations on the sub-grade soils along the connector road between the electrical transformer station and the industrial city, New Tiba city, Luxor, to classify these soils and to examine their geotechnical behavior and their proportionality for constructing the road at the study area. One of the most important aims of this work was to determine the problematic sub-grade soils and to recommend the suitable reclamation. To achieve these goals sixty disturbed samples from six mechanical wash drilling boreholes and three undisturbed samples from three open pits were collected. The studied soils were belonged to Quaternary age. Gradation parameters (coefficient of uniformity, Cu and coefficient of concavity, Cc), plasticity, California bearing ratio (CBR), proctor density and free swelling percent of the studied soils were measured. PH-value, dissolved chloride, dissolved sulfate, calcium carbonate, total carbonate, and total dissolved salts were determined. The results pointed that the studied Quaternary soils along the study road were mainly composed of gravels, sands and clayey sands. The studied gravels were classified as poorly graded gravels (GP) according to Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) and as A-1-b according to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official (AASHTO). The studied sands were classified as well graded sands (SW) according to USCS and as A-1-a according to AASHTO. The results showed also that the sub-grades at boreholes no. 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were excellent to good and the sub-grade at boreholes no. 2 was fair to poor. Free swelling percent of the studied clayey sand soils was ranging from 30% to 80% and they were classified as low to medium grade expansive soil. Replacement and/or chemical stabilization (using lime and/or cement kiln dust) of the problematic clayey sands soils were suggested to reduce their swelling and to prevent the possible heave. How to cite this paper: Ismaiel, H.A.H.

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Topography and Geology of the Eastern Desert of Egypt, Central Portion

Cited by 10 publications

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Vegetation and soil relationships in the inland wadi ecosystem of central Eastern Desert, Egypt

Vegetation and soil relationships in the inland wadi ecosystem of central Eastern Desert, Egypt

Upper Paleocene-lower Eocene planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Qreiya (Gebel Abu Had) section, Upper Nile Valley (Egypt)

Geotechnical Investigations of Sub-Grade Soils at the Connector Road, New Tiba City, Luxor, Egypt

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