Engineering properties of the soil of Sana'a, the Yemen Arab Republic

Sahel N. Abduljauwad; Abdulaziz I. Al-Mana; Khaled A. Al-Gassous

doi:10.1016/0013-7952(91)90042-J

Engineering properties of the soil of Sana'a, the Yemen Arab Republic

Sahel N. Abduljauwad^*, Abdulaziz I. Al-Mana, Khaled A. Al-Gassous

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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Soil properties in an area of about 100 km² located in the Sana'a region, the capital of the Yemen Arab Republic, were investigated. The study consisted of both field and laboratory investigation programs. Based on these investigations, seven different soil units with their distributions and active depositional systems were identified. Soil profiles were constructed. Geotechnical properties, mineralogical and chemical compositions, and soil fabrics were established. The predominant minerals were quartz, calcite, albite and kaolinite. High contents of calcium carbonate, acting as a cementing agent, were also found. Three common microstructures, namely metastable, oriented and conglomerate fabrics, were observed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	171-194
Number of pages	24
Journal	Engineering Geology
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-7952(91)90042-J
State	Published - Apr 1991

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