It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation. Combined application of electrical resistivity and gis for subsurface mapping and groundwater exploration at elthemed, southeast sinai, egypt m. It extends in the southeastern desert from kom ombo 40 km. Fractured basement reservoir identification using geophysical. Probabilistic seismic hazard approach psha is performed, through different steps starting with, compiling a complete and homogenous earthquake catalog, delineation of a seismotectonic model that, this model is modified based on the works of. Due to the complex structural setting of the area and the classical exploration concept that was based mainly on 2d seismic survey data, the area suffered from limited hydrocarbon interest for several years. In this study, we used conventional geophysical well logs, routine core analysis and 2d seismic data to. Many workers referred to garara graben as the biggest one of the nw structural grabens bordered by deepseated faults of the red sea trend in the eastern desert of egypt in the north east african shield, e. Providing geophysical solutions for marcellus shale operators in the heart of the marcellus shale there is a company that has the capabilities to meet your project goals with minimal cost and environmental impact, that company is arm geophysics. Introduction the eastern desert of egypt occupies the area extending from the nile valley eastward to the gulf of suez and the red sea, which is about 223,000 km2, i. For people who live in regions affected by major earthquakes, hazardmitigation and riskmanagement decisions need to be made.
Physiographically, the northern half of this desert is a low. A recent publication proposes the use of those indicators for agricultural, environmental, climate policies. New protest law gives security forces free rein press. Reem leila, glass ceilings shatter, alahram weekly no. Research article diacritical seismic signatures for complex. There is a drawing at beni hasan, egypt an ancient egyptian cemetery site in from the tomb of khnumhotep c. Image enhancement through common reflection surface stack. Deterministic seismic hazard in egypt geophysical journal. The pga across egypt ranges between 25 cms 2 in middle part of the western desert and 220 cms 2 in the most northeastern part of egypt near the area of the source of gulf of aqaba earthquake with moment magnitude 7. The principles and objects of geology, with special. The isochronous map and average velocity are both used to convert the reflection time to depths, and construction of a structure contour map.
An evaluation of its importance for our understanding of pleated dresses in ancient egypt. Garara structural graben is the most pronounced phanerozoic rock inlier in the precambrian exposures of egypt. These decisions must be based on forecasts of future earthquake rates. Hamouda national institute of oceanography and fisheries, alexandria, egypt. About 83 earthquakes were found during the period from 2200bc to 1899ad. Cambridge university press 0521020255 the seismicity of egypt, arabia and the red sea. The light of the world by gerald massey contents vol. Throughout the country this older basement is overlain by palaeozoic sedimentary rocks. But as yet, none of the more systematic bibliographies are publishing links to the actual pdf files of books and articles which may be freely. The sand, moved by the wind, gnaws and polishes the rocks, and has the same effect of erosion as water, the \vadies in the desert are a good example of this. An attempt to estimate seismic hazard in egypt using poisson probabilistic seismicity model was made by elsayed 1996 after the destructive earthquake of 1992 october 12. The geology of egypt includes rocks from archaean early proterozoic times onwards. Withstand the design seismic action without local or global collapse for ordinary structures this requirement should be met for a reference seismic action with 10 % probability of exceedance in 50 years recommended value i.
What does the literature indicate about the current conflict dynamics in egypt excluding the sinai. Structural analysis and tectonic evolution based on seismic. The time distribution of these earthquakes shows that, only seven earthquakes have been reported in the period before christ bc. Earthquakes represent a major natural hazard, potentially resulting in loss of life and economic loss. Abou elenean a,b a national research institute of astronomy and geophysics, egypt b north africa group for earthquake and tsunami studies, ictpoea net40, italy. Making acrobat pdf files accessible uh hilo university of hawaii. Applications of geomorphology, tectonics, geology and. National research institute of astronomy and geophysics nriag 11421helwan cairo egypt telephone. Ahmed khalil 1,2, mostafa toni 3, awad hassoup 1 and khamis mansour 1,2. A study of the seismotectonics of egypt in relation to the mediterranean and red sea tectonics abou elenean, 1997, including events that took place in 1992 and 1993.
The last edition of the egyptian code of loads ecol was released by the end of year 2008. Impact of seismic provisions in different editions of the egyptian code of loads waleed abo elwafa mohamed lecturer, civil engineering department, faculty of engineering, assiut university, assiut, egypt. Jul 20, 2017 zeit bay field is one of the most important oilbearing fields in the gulf of suez, egypt, producing oil from the fractured basement rocks. A primary master plan of gardens city a new city in. Egypt is surrounded by three active tectonic plate boundaries. Analysis of aeromagnetic data for interpretation of. Haroun the american university in cairo, egypt abstract the use of the reducedforceamplifieddisplacement method in seismic design provisions, has served the practice well with the benefits of simplicity and smaller resulting crosssections. Historical seismicity of egypt article pdf available in acta geodaetica et geophysica hungarica 341. The present work is geotechnical engineering data studying the engineering properties of rocks of the study area. Electrical structure of the tectonically active kalabsha. Analysis of aeromagnetic data for interpretation of seismicity at fayoumcairo area, egypt. Evaluation of the egyptian seismic code approach to.
Pgs confirmed that a multiclient agreement covering egypts western mediterranean sea was signed wednesday 24 june 2015 by egyptian natural gas holding company egas and pgs. Symbols and focal sphere sizes are in proportion the. Investigating the complex structural integrity of the zeit. Image enhancement through common reflection surface. Hamouda national institute of oceanography and fisheries, alexandria, egypt received 24 august 2016. Palarchs journal of archaeology of egypt egyptology palarch. Abou elenean a,b a national research institute of astronomy and geophysics, egypt b north africa group for earthquake and tsunami studies, ictpoea net40, italy c earthquake monitoring center, sultan qaboos university, oman received 22 may 2012. The results obtained indicated that the level of seismic hazard is relatively high in densely populated areas, which can affect the socioeconomic development of the country. Harmonized european standards for construction in egypt fundamental requirements no collapse requirement. Integrated reservoir characterization studies of bahariya. Structural modeling of seismic refraction investigations. Pdf seismicity and seismic hazard in alexandria egypt.
Isochronous map and 3d model on top of bahariya formation, meleihane oil field, north western desert, egypt. Following a competitive tendering process, pgs has been selected by egyptian natural gas holding company egas to supply services related to the largest seismic oil. Over the past decade, women in egypt have made great strides in address. Watch clips and full episodes of egypt s unexplained files from discovery. Zeit bay field is one of the most important oilbearing fields in the gulf of suez, egypt, producing oil from the fractured basement rocks. Elshazly 1964 suggested a postorogenic granite group for the coarsegrained granites of aswan, much younger than the two main granitic groups of egypt namely.
The pharaoh was the king of upper and lower egypt, and his title remained so throughout the dynastic period. Evaluation of the egyptian seismic code approach to estimation of lateral drift s. Providing geophysical solutions for marcellus shale operators. Integrated reservoir characterization studies of bahariya formation in 117 fig. Geomorphic indicators of holocene winds in egypts western. Many areas in tectonically active regions have previ.
International cooperation in egypt and director of the social and economic. This latter circumstance greatly facilitatos the formation of sandstone. In contrast, the rocks of the eastern desert are largely late proterozoic in age. Structural modeling of seismic refraction investigations at. The present work is ground on the basis of the analysis oftwo way time twt structurecontour maps and rose diagrams for two of the upper cretaceous rock units namely from the base.
Up to the end of the ninth century the secular number of. In case you are downloading a pdf file, your computer has to have a recent version of adobe acrobat reader. The descendants of the patriarch abraham moved to the land of goshen in egypt. She dding new light on ancient quarrying n the inscriptions, as well as ball 1907, who published several studies of the first cataract region, including the ancient quarries. Aug 22, 20 the historical earthquakes that have been felt in egypt were compiled from arabic documents and earlier earthquake catalogues. Consider if your document needs to be a pdf before it is posted online. Egypt has experienced damaging large earthquakes from the hellenic arc and eastern mediterranean, as well as the red sea and its two branches, gulf of suez and gulf of aqaba. The complete texts of the following tax treaty documents are available in adobe pdf format. Egypt tax treaty documents internal revenue service. Seismicity and 10years recent crustal deformation studies at aswan region, egypt mohamed s.
Help us write another book on this subject and reach those readers. Vegetation and soil relationships in the inland wadi. National geophysical research institute, a csir laboratory, uppal road, hyderabad 500007. The egyptian coastal zone has the lowest seismicity, and therefore, its tectonic setting is not well known. An updated seismic source model for egypt intechopen. More recently, important studies of the aswan granite quarries include roder 1965 and klemm and klemm. Research article diacritical seismic signatures for. Though united, egypt in archaic times remained in many ways two lands. Study area the study area encompasses 70% of the western desert, about half of egypts area fig. Diacritical seismic signatures for complex geological. These oldest rocks are found as inliers in egypts western desert. Pdf documents can contain links and buttons, form fields, audio, video, and business logic.
Most documents on our website are posted in one or more of three formats. The purpose of building codes is to promote and protect the public welfare, as well as the economic wellbeing of the community as a whole. Against all the gods of egypt the church of christ in. An updated seismic source model for egypt, earthquake engineering from engineering seismology to optimal seismic design of engineering structures, abbas moustafa, intechopen, doi. Seismicity of egypt seismological research letters. It was not uncommon for traders to travel between canaan and egypt. However, the clash between the egyptian forces and the unidentified armed groups is still shrouded in secrecy and ambiguity. New contributions to the geology, geochemistry and. Up to the end of the ninth century the secular number of reported. Harmonized european standards for construction in egypt. Ancient egypt the light of the world introduction prefatory roman 23 4 book 1 signlanguage and mythology as primitive modes of representation 1 172 39 book 2 totemism, tattoo and fetishism as forms of signlanguage 46 579 60 book 3. We make available the scoreboard for soil erosion indicators including sdg soil erosion indicator, cap context indicator. Seismicity in the lake aswan area, egypt 155 regions of low tectonics dominated by normal or strikeslip faulting, as in the case of sierran foothill scholtz, 1990.
Tectonic activity is thought to result from the impoundment of the lake 1,2. Mohamed, mohamed saleh and nadia aboualy national research institute of astronomy and geophysics, helwan corresponding authors email. In the southern gulf of suez, egypt, several oil fields have been produced hydrocarbon from fractured basement, such as zeit bay, hilal, ashrafi and shoab ali. Geomorphic indicators of holocene winds in egypts western desert. Cretaceous rocks occur commonly whilst sediments indicative of repeated. The seismicity of egypt was also studied by many authors e. Analysis of aeromagnetic data for interpretation of seismicity at fayoumcairo area, egypt an aeromagnetic reconnaissance study is presented to delineate the subsurface structure and tectonic setting at the fayoumcairo district, which experienced a damaging earthquake on october 12, 1992 of magnitude m 5. The historical earthquakes that have been felt in egypt were compiled from arabic documents and earlier earthquake catalogues. It was established in 1978, and is located south of the nile delta and east of central helwan city. In jurassic, several ri basins were formed as a result of the ri ing process that was caused by the separation of north africaarabia plate from european plate. Combined application of electrical resistivity and gis for. In the past few weeks, several clashes have occurred between the egyptian army and the gunmen in the sinai desert, and as a result a large number of people have been killed including 16 egyptian soldiers. Insights from magnetotelluric and gravity data jeff rodena, mohamed g. Abstractthis paper discusses the primary master plan of the gardens city, which is planned to depend on renewable energy.
They can be signed electronically, and you can easily view pdf files. Geophysical institute, university of karlsruhe, 16, hertz strasse. How to split a pdf file adobe acrobat dc tutorials adobe support. List of egyptology books and articles online institute of egyptian. He wore the white crown of the south and the red crown of the north. The seismic activity of egypt is due to the interaction and the relative motion between the plates of eurasia, africa and arabia.
The location given is the macroseismic epicenter, although the earthquake was probably located in the gulf of aqaba. Consequently, an earthquake event damaging the dam could pose a severe threat to the economic and social well being of the downstream population. National research institute of astronomy and geophysics, helwan, egypt. Seismogenic zones such as the red sea, gulf of aqabadead sea hellenic arc, suezcairoalexandria, easternmediterraneancairofaiyoum and the egyptian costal area are located in the vicinity of this city. Aug 24, 2012 in the past few weeks, several clashes have occurred between the egyptian army and the gunmen in the sinai desert, and as a result a large number of people have been killed including 16 egyptian soldiers. Egypt is affected by earthquakes along the major tectonic structures of the plate margin as well as by those originating within the country itself.
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