Symbols and focal sphere sizes are in proportion the. An updated seismic source model for egypt, earthquake engineering from engineering seismology to optimal seismic design of engineering structures, abbas moustafa, intechopen, doi. Over the past decade, women in egypt have made great strides in address. Combined application of electrical resistivity and gis for subsurface mapping and groundwater exploration at elthemed, southeast sinai, egypt m. A recent publication proposes the use of those indicators for agricultural, environmental, climate policies. Garara structural graben is the most pronounced phanerozoic rock inlier in the precambrian exposures of egypt. The location given is the macroseismic epicenter, although the earthquake was probably located in the gulf of aqaba. 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.
Evaluation of the egyptian seismic code approach to estimation of lateral drift s. 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. 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. He wore the white crown of the south and the red crown of the north. Structural analysis and tectonic evolution based on seismic. 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. They can be signed electronically, and you can easily view pdf files. The principles and objects of geology, with special. Mohamed, mohamed saleh and nadia aboualy national research institute of astronomy and geophysics, helwan corresponding authors email.
This latter circumstance greatly facilitatos the formation of sandstone. 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. Providing geophysical solutions for marcellus shale operators. Seismicity of egypt seismological research letters.
In case you are downloading a pdf file, your computer has to have a recent version of adobe acrobat reader. The time distribution of these earthquakes shows that, only seven earthquakes have been reported in the period before christ bc. Research article diacritical seismic signatures for. It was established in 1978, and is located south of the nile delta and east of central helwan city. Gardens city lies in the egyptians western desert in newly discovered to be developed areas, namely in the new farafra oases. Cretaceous rocks occur commonly whilst sediments indicative of repeated. Geomorphic indicators of holocene winds in egypts western. Electrical structure of the tectonically active kalabsha. Vegetation and soil relationships in the inland wadi. These oldest rocks are found as inliers in egypts western desert. Structural modeling of seismic refraction investigations at. Elshazly 1964 suggested a postorogenic granite group for the coarsegrained granites of aswan, much younger than the two main granitic groups of egypt namely. There is a drawing at beni hasan, egypt an ancient egyptian cemetery site in from the tomb of khnumhotep c. Applications of geomorphology, tectonics, geology and.
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. The egyptian coastal zone has the lowest seismicity, and therefore, its tectonic setting is not well known. The descendants of the patriarch abraham moved to the land of goshen in egypt. Aug 22, 20 the historical earthquakes that have been felt in egypt were compiled from arabic documents and earlier earthquake catalogues. Up to the end of the ninth century the secular number of reported. An updated seismic source model for egypt intechopen. Hamouda national institute of oceanography and fisheries, alexandria, egypt received 24 august 2016. Integrated reservoir characterization studies of bahariya. 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. 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. These decisions must be based on forecasts of future earthquake rates. Palarchs journal of archaeology of egypt egyptology palarch. Cambridge university press 0521020255 the seismicity of egypt, arabia and the red sea.
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. Investigating the complex structural integrity of the zeit. However, the clash between the egyptian forces and the unidentified armed groups is still shrouded in secrecy and ambiguity. Study area the study area encompasses 70% of the western desert, about half of egypts area fig. The historical earthquakes that have been felt in egypt were compiled from arabic documents and earlier earthquake catalogues. Zeit bay field is one of the most important oilbearing fields in the gulf of suez, egypt, producing oil from the fractured basement rocks. Most documents on our website are posted in one or more of three formats.
Consequently, an earthquake event damaging the dam could pose a severe threat to the economic and social well being of the downstream population. 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. National geophysical research institute, a csir laboratory, uppal road, hyderabad 500007. Egypt is surrounded by three active tectonic plate boundaries. New contributions to the geology, geochemistry and. 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. Though united, egypt in archaic times remained in many ways two lands. Pdf documents can contain links and buttons, form fields, audio, video, and business logic. Insights from magnetotelluric and gravity data jeff rodena, mohamed g.
Geophysical institute, university of karlsruhe, 16, hertz strasse. New protest law gives security forces free rein press. Geomorphic indicators of holocene winds in egypts western desert. About 83 earthquakes were found during the period from 2200bc to 1899ad. 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. Research article diacritical seismic signatures for complex. 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. 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. 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. Analysis of aeromagnetic data for interpretation of seismicity at fayoumcairo area, egypt. Watch clips and full episodes of egypt s unexplained files from discovery. Analysis of aeromagnetic data for interpretation of.
Meanwhile, an interview has been held with jafar qannadbashi in. In contrast, the rocks of the eastern desert are largely late proterozoic in age. Against all the gods of egypt the church of christ in. Up to the end of the ninth century the secular number of. Help us write another book on this subject and reach those readers. Harmonized european standards for construction in egypt fundamental requirements no collapse requirement. The pharaoh was the king of upper and lower egypt, and his title remained so throughout the dynastic period. Seismicity and 10years recent crustal deformation studies at aswan region, egypt mohamed s. 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.
Egypt tax treaty documents internal revenue service. It extends in the southeastern desert from kom ombo 40 km. 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 present work is geotechnical engineering data studying the engineering properties of rocks of the study area. The complete texts of the following tax treaty documents are available in adobe pdf format. Ahmed khalil 1,2, mostafa toni 3, awad hassoup 1 and khamis mansour 1,2. International cooperation in egypt and director of the social and economic. Diacritical seismic signatures for complex geological. 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. The isochronous map and average velocity are both used to convert the reflection time to depths, and construction of a structure contour map.
Making acrobat pdf files accessible uh hilo university of hawaii. 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. 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. 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. Isochronous map and 3d model on top of bahariya formation, meleihane oil field, north western desert, egypt. 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 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. Many areas in tectonically active regions have previ.
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. Image enhancement through common reflection surface. 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. 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.
Consider if your document needs to be a pdf before it is posted online. Structural modeling of seismic refraction investigations. The light of the world by gerald massey contents vol. The last edition of the egyptian code of loads ecol was released by the end of year 2008. The seismicity of egypt was also studied by many authors e.
Pdf seismicity and seismic hazard in alexandria egypt. Image enhancement through common reflection surface stack. How to split a pdf file adobe acrobat dc tutorials adobe support. What does the literature indicate about the current conflict dynamics in egypt excluding the sinai.
The geology of egypt includes rocks from archaean early proterozoic times onwards. Earthquakes represent a major natural hazard, potentially resulting in loss of life and economic loss. In this study, we used conventional geophysical well logs, routine core analysis and 2d seismic data to. An evaluation of its importance for our understanding of pleated dresses in ancient egypt. National research institute of astronomy and geophysics nriag 11421helwan cairo egypt telephone. Evaluation of the egyptian seismic code approach to. Throughout the country this older basement is overlain by palaeozoic sedimentary rocks. The seismic activity of egypt is due to the interaction and the relative motion between the plates of eurasia, africa and arabia. Physiographically, the northern half of this desert is a low.
More recently, important studies of the aswan granite quarries include roder 1965 and klemm and klemm. Abstractthis paper discusses the primary master plan of the gardens city, which is planned to depend on renewable energy. A primary master plan of gardens city a new city in. It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation. Deterministic seismic hazard in egypt geophysical journal. It was not uncommon for traders to travel between canaan and egypt. Historical seismicity of egypt article pdf available in acta geodaetica et geophysica hungarica 341. 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. 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. Reem leila, glass ceilings shatter, alahram weekly no.
We make available the scoreboard for soil erosion indicators including sdg soil erosion indicator, cap context indicator. National research institute of astronomy and geophysics, helwan, egypt. Hamouda national institute of oceanography and fisheries, alexandria, egypt. Tectonic activity is thought to result from the impoundment of the lake 1,2. List of egyptology books and articles online institute of egyptian. 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. Combined application of electrical resistivity and gis for. Egypt is affected by earthquakes along the major tectonic structures of the plate margin as well as by those originating within the country itself. Integrated reservoir characterization studies of bahariya formation in 117 fig. Fractured basement reservoir identification using geophysical. Structural analysis and tectonic evolution based on. 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.
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