Ocean Acidification and Climate Change Geohazards on Artificial Islands: A Focus on Liquefaction Susceptibility
Ocean Acidification and Climate Change Geohazards on Artificial Islands: A Focus on Liquefaction Susceptibility
The soil materials used for UAE artificial islands are described as Calcareous sand, which is formed from the skeletal remains of corals, shells and algae from the upper waters of the ocean. the typical carbonate content of this sand is in the order of 90%. The ocean acidification and sea level rise are climate change induced features that may increase the serviceability of the artificial islands from geotechnical perspectives. The triggered micro-seismic effect may increase the liquefaction susceptibility. The purpose of the current research is to evaluate the liquefaction potential with considering effect of these phenomena, and suggesting a know-how practices during the construction to improve the islands sustainability.
Walid Mekni; Kosmas Pavlopoulos; Hossam Ali
4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ACPMG2024)
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https://doi.org/10.53243/ACPMG2024-63
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