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CAJG 2018: Recent Advances in Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geomechanics and Geotechnics, and Geohazards pp 153–155Cite as

Engineering Geological Assessment Using Geochemical, Mineralogical and Petrographic Analysis Along the Riyadh Metro Line 3 (Saudi Arabia)

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Anticipating the geotechnical constraints for construction is necessary to ensure the viability of engineering and building projects, especially in challenging geological contexts such as Riyadh. This paper shows the use of geological identification tests to detect and assess hazards along the Line 3 of the Riyadh Metro Project, which is the largest metro project ever built from scratch. A total of 475 samples of soil and rock were chemically, mineralogically and petrographically analyzed prior to construction. The obtained results enabled the successful assessment of potential geotechnical hazards such as collapse, swelling, stickiness and abrasiveness along Line 3. These results were essential to consequently implement corrective measures during construction.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture, S.A.U. for supporting this research and especially all the staff involved in the design of the Line 3. Also, the authors gratefully acknowledge Saudi Arabia’s Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) promoting the Riyadh Metro Project and especially ArRiyadh New Mobility Consortium (ANM) selected to deliver the Package 2- Line 3.

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  1. IDOM, Avda. Monasterio de El Escorial 4, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    Manuel Cueto

  2. Department of Geology, University of Oviedo, Jesús Arias de Velasco s/n, 33005, Oviedo, Spain

    Carlos López-Fernández, Luis Pando & Daniel Arias

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Correspondence to Manuel Cueto .

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  1. Sfax National School of Engineering, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    Amjad Kallel

  2. Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Kütahya, Turkey

    Zeynal Abiddin Erguler

  3. China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

    Zhen-Dong Cui

  4. The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

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  5. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, WA, Australia

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  6. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

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  7. Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia

    Sanjay Kumar Shukla

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Cueto, M., López-Fernández, C., Pando, L., Arias, D. (2019). Engineering Geological Assessment Using Geochemical, Mineralogical and Petrographic Analysis Along the Riyadh Metro Line 3 (Saudi Arabia). In: Kallel, A., et al. Recent Advances in Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geomechanics and Geotechnics, and Geohazards. CAJG 2018. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01665-4_36

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