Integration of geophysical techniques to detect geotechnical hazards: a case study in Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt

• Published in: Bulletin of engineering geology and the environment Vol. 80; no. 10; pp. 8021 - 8041
• Main Authors: Araffa, Sultan Awad Sultan, Gobashy, Mohamed Mostafa, Khalil, Mohamed H., Abdelaal, Ahmed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Foundations; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Geoengineering; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Hydraulics; Nature Conservation; Original Paper; Shallow seismic refraction; Vertical electrical sounding; Electrical resistivity tomography; Ground-penetrating radar; Geotechnical hazards; Remote sensing

Geotechnical hazards are the main factors that control decisions about construction in structurally complex zones. In the Mokattam area, Cairo, Egypt, different techniques, such as geotechnical techniques, remote sensing, and geophysical tools, are used and integrated to study the subsurface litholo...