Abstract
Research Article| May 01, 1988 Geology of Cairo, Egypt ABDU A. SHATA ABDU A. SHATA Professor Emeritus Department of Hydrogeology, Desert Research Institute, Malaria, Cairo, Egypt Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Environmental & Engineering Geoscience (1988) xxv (2): 149–183. https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.xxv.2.149 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation ABDU A. SHATA; Geology of Cairo, Egypt. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience 1988;; xxv (2): 149–183. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.xxv.2.149 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyEnvironmental & Engineering Geoscience Search Advanced Search Abstract The engineering geology of Cairo, Egypt, is essentially influenced by the Quaternary alluvial deposits of the River Nile and the adjacent desert dry streams, as well as by the Tertiary shallow marine carbonates of the ancient Mediterranean Sea and the terrestrial quartzitic sandstone. The alluvial deposits, developed mainly into a top silty clay layer and a lower sandy and gravel layer, have a thickness of about 300 m. The white Tertiary carbonates and the red quartzitic sandstone dominate the elevated plateau and the disconnected buttes and mesas in the area east of the Nile and have a thickness of about 500 m. These are locally overlain by gypsiferous clay deposits having a thickness of about 50 m. Buildings and other structures in the lower Nilotic Cairo are dominantly supported by drilled pier piles and/or continuous mat foundations, but in the elevated or hilly portions of Cairo the structures are supported by raft foundations and/or isolated footings. Cairo is located on the southern side of the “mobile folded belt” on the edge of the “Mediterranean Geosyncline.” That belt is oriented NE-SW and is dominantly crossed, in the northwest-southeast direction, by a belt of normal faults. The intersection of the two geological structural belts has a bearing upon the seismicity of Cairo. Ecological constraints in Cairo comprise the shifting sand and dust, particularly in spring time, the continuous rising of the ground-water surface and the air pollution. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
