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Sustainable Geotechnical Design for Al-Azhar Park, Cairo
A national park was constructed at Al-Azhar district in the capital of Egypt. The park site was historically covered with several tons of fill and waste material dumped over decades. The fill material was in a dry condition and susceptible to considerable settlement upon wetting. A major potable water network which consists of tanks and pipes, with piled foundations, exists in the site. Considering the existing social and environmental hazards, due to the site location and its constituents, it was decided to transform the site into a national park serving the community. A sustainable geotechnical design was investigated and applied in order to eliminate the anticipated environment and economic hazards due to geotechnical construction works for such large site. Design or construction technique that might cause damage to the existing water tanks and pipes, or pollution to the surrounding environment was avoided. This paper presents case history on the sustainable geotechnical design successfully applied to the site of Al-Azhar Park.
Sustainable Geotechnical Design for Al-Azhar Park, Cairo
A national park was constructed at Al-Azhar district in the capital of Egypt. The park site was historically covered with several tons of fill and waste material dumped over decades. The fill material was in a dry condition and susceptible to considerable settlement upon wetting. A major potable water network which consists of tanks and pipes, with piled foundations, exists in the site. Considering the existing social and environmental hazards, due to the site location and its constituents, it was decided to transform the site into a national park serving the community. A sustainable geotechnical design was investigated and applied in order to eliminate the anticipated environment and economic hazards due to geotechnical construction works for such large site. Design or construction technique that might cause damage to the existing water tanks and pipes, or pollution to the surrounding environment was avoided. This paper presents case history on the sustainable geotechnical design successfully applied to the site of Al-Azhar Park.
Sustainable Geotechnical Design for Al-Azhar Park, Cairo
Abdel-Rahman, Ahmed Hosny (author) / Yassin, Salwa (author)
Geo-Chicago 2016 ; 2016 ; Chicago, Illinois
Geo-Chicago 2016 ; 712-721
2016-08-08
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Sustainable Geotechnical Design for Al-Azhar Park, Cairo
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