In the Zagros Region, alternative karst and non-karst formations have been folded into a series of cylindrical synclines and anticlines. Some of folds are dissected by rivers oriented approximately perpendicular to the ...

The main goal of this present study is to apply an improved zonality index to epithermal gold ores based on staged factor and number-size (N-S) fractal analysis. This technique was utilized in Bardaskan district, NE Iran, ...

Groundwater is basically known to be an essential source for drinking and agricultural uses. Therefore, the study of water resources is of great significance to manage its quality and control related pollutions. There are ...

Recently, many infrastructures, such as buildings, highways, petrochemical, and refinery facilities have been constructed on seaboards of the Persian Gulf region. In this area, for many geotechnical projects, the improvement ...

Brittleness is an important parameter that controls the mechanical behavior and fractures characteristics of rocks in drilling and rock bursting. Lack of accurate evaluation assessing rock brittleness can lead to many risks ...

The Gohar-Zamin mine is located in the southwest of Sirjan city in Kerman province, Iran. Geology condition showed that two fault categories played an important role in the formation of crushed and weathered regions in the ...

The sedimentological analysis of the lower Cretaceous red deposits in the Boumalne Dades region (Central High Atlas) presented in this article is based on field observations associated with sedimentological methods ...

Structural analyses in the SE Alborz Mountains show that deformation style changes in different parts of the area. In the southwestern parts, presence of a thick succession of low competent middle-upper Eocene to Pliocene ...

In this study, soil samples with different weight percentages of silica colloids were subjected to uniaxial compression strength (UCS) tests in a parking lot in Anzali port (northern Iran) to estimate the suitable amount ...

Landslides are deceitful natural disasters, resulting in the loss of human life, collapse of engineering structures, and the natural environment on the earth. Therefore, the aims of this study to assess, predict and mapping ...