[HTML][HTML] Morphology and controls of the mountain-front fan systems of the Hajar Mountains, south-east Arabia

S Woor, DSG Thomas, A Parton, A Leenman - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Mountain-front fans are an important part of the global sediment system, acting as buffers
and stores of sediment between upland sources and down-system sinks. Fans emanate …

Luminescence chronology of fluvial and aeolian deposits from the Emirate of Sharjah, UAE

D Mueller, K Raith, K Bretzke, A Fülling… - Quaternary …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Quaternary environments on the Arabian Peninsula shifted between pronounced arid
conditions and phases of increased rainfall, which had a profound impact on Earth surface …

An early MIS 3 pluvial phase in Southeast Arabia: climatic and archaeological implications

A Parton, AR Farrant, MJ Leng, JL Schwenninger… - Quaternary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Climatic changes in Arabia are of critical importance to our understanding of both monsoon
variability and the dispersal of anatomically modern humans (AMH) out of Africa. The timing …

[HTML][HTML] The use of point load test for Dubai weak calcareous sandstones

AF Elhakim - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Intact rock is typically described according to its uniaxial compressive strength (UCS). The
UCS is needed in the design of geotechnical engineering problems including stability of …

The Impact of Reservoir Heterogeneities on High-Temperature Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Systems. A Case Study from Northern Oman.

G Winterleitner, F Schütz, C Wenzlaff, E Huenges - Geothermics, 2018 - Elsevier
We conducted a geoscientific feasibility study for the development of a high-temperature
thermal aquifer energy storage system (HT-ATES) outside the capital of Muscat, northern …

A review of piling industry practices in Dubai, UAE: proposed UCS-based correlations

B Latapie, RA Albelda, M Abou Samra… - Geotechnical …, 2018 - icevirtuallibrary.com
There is limited published information available on design guidance and performance of
deep pile foundations in Dubai, UAE. In response to this situation, the piling industry tends to …

Chapter 2 Tectonostratigraphy of the eastern part of the Oman Mountains

A Scharf, F Mattern, M Al-Wardi, G Frijia… - Geological Society …, 2021 - lyellcollection.org
This chapter provides comprehensive descriptions of 52 numbered formations/rock units of
the Southeastern Oman Mountains, based on available literature. The oldest eight …

Dating persistent short-term human activity in a complex depositional environment: Late prehistoric occupation at Saruq al-Hadid, Dubai

L Weeks, CM Cable, S Karacic, KA Franke, DM Price… - …, 2019 - cambridge.org
The archaeological site of Saruq al-Hadid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, presents a long
sequence of persistent temporary human occupation on the northern edge of the Rub'al …

Occurrences and genesis of palygorskite/sepiolite and associated minerals in the Barzaman formation, United Arab Emirates

S Draidia, M Ouahabi, L Daoudi… - Clay …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Barzaman Formation exposed in the United Arab Emirates was deposited as a series of
fluvial sediment sequences lying along the western margin of the Hajar Mountains, part of …

Near-surface diagenesis of ophiolite-derived conglomerates of the Barzaman Formation, United Arab Emirates: a natural analogue for permanent CO2 sequestration …

AM Lacinska, MT Styles, AR Farrant - Geological Society, London …, 2014 - lyellcollection.org
Carbon capture and storage by mineralization is a potential method for storing
anthropogenic CO2 emissions, and is based on the reaction between Mg silicate and CO2 …