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Geological Complications and Environmental Hazards of the Cement Raw Materials Quarry Sites in Yemen

Ahmed Mohammed Al-Anweh, Mohammed Ibrahim El-Anbaawy, Mohamed Mahmoud Abu-Zeid et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science · 2023 · 10.53539/squjs.vol28iss1pp53-76

… Yemen. These quarries have several geological complications represented mainly by high elevations, steep slopes, rugged topography, heterogeneity in bed thickness, lithologic composition and quality, presence of igneous sills and dykes, intensive fracturing and jointing and abundance of karstification features. Moreov …

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Negligence of Geological Investigations Site Leading to Slope Failure Incidents: A Case Study From Saih Al Ahmar in Bidbid, Northern Oman

Talal K. Al-Hosni, Sobhi Jaber Nasir · Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science · 2022 · 10.53539/squjs.vol27iss1pp63-73

This paper describes and analyzes a recent slope failure alongside Saih Al Ahmar water storage tank in Bidbid, and identifies the natural and induced causes of the landslide. Our analysis demonstrates that the landslide in Bidbid was the result of several combined factors: slope-forming materials, distribution of geolo …

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