Geophysical Approach in the Geological Characterization of Chebabta Dam, Northeast-Algeria (original) (raw)

industry is not sufficient as the priority goes for domestic use. To meet the increasing population growth and development, the authorities have considered building a new water retaining structure on some major temporary water streams. For this purpose, Chebabta Site on Meskiana Wadi was chosen as the future dam site. It is large enough to store the desired volume of water. This study investigates the conditions of the site and the adequacy of the ground as a foundation for the projected dam. The conditions of the site include the geological structure and mainly the presence of discontinuities in the formation on which the dam will be built, the nature of the lithologies under the foundation and the future lake, and the presence of any hazard. This site characterization is usually carried out using different methods in order to highlight any underground buried problematic structure. In this context, the different geophysical techniques remain the most used ones. Four geophysical met...