CASE STUDY FLYER
FUGRO
GEOCONSULTING
Mountain Stability, Mina Al Fahal, Muscat, Oman
PROJECT INFORMATION
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) is
proposing to install a tank (T-0111) adjacent
to a mountain slope at Mina Al Fahal, Muscat,
Oman. The area is known to be susceptible
to slope failures due to the nature of the
geology and exposure to high water run-off.
Slope stability assessment of adjacent
mountain for any possible slope failure and
recommendations for appropriate stabilization
measures were required.
SERVICES PROVIDED
A detailed mountain stability assessment was
carried out by Geoconsulting (Land) UAE &
Oman teams encompassing geological
mapping, discontinuity survey, stability
analysis and hydrological study for drainage
channels. Results fo the geohazard/
geological mapping along with available
geotechnical site investigation data were
used to perform stereographic/kinematic
asssessment and Finite Element Method
(FEM) analyses of slope stability.
Recommendations were provided for :
■■ Removal of unstable layers and toe
stabilization
■■ any suitable means of slope containment
such as slope benching, retaining walls,
gabion assembly to safeguard facilities
adjacent to the slopes and protection
from potential slope failures
■■ For safe setting distance of tank and
facilities in consideration of proximity to
adjacent mountain slopes
■■ A qualitative evaluation of the identified
slope instability to characterize the type
of instability
■■ aerial extent, potential for future rock &
slope failures and potential factors
influencing the stability of the surrounding 2D Plain Strain Continuum Model and Analysis of the
slopes Critical Scope
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