Engineering geology and mapping of the Quaternary deposits of the city of Xanthi, N. Greece

Marinos, PG; Xidakis, GS

dc.contributor.author	Marinos, PG	en
dc.contributor.author	Xidakis, GS	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:08:21Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:08:21Z
dc.date.issued	1991	en
dc.identifier.issn	02679914	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/10432
dc.subject	Engineering Geology	en
dc.title	Engineering geology and mapping of the Quaternary deposits of the city of Xanthi, N. Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1144/GSL.ENG.1991.007.01.52	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/GSL.ENG.1991.007.01.52	en
heal.publicationDate	1991	en
heal.abstract	The city of Xanthi is situated on the border between the crystalline massif of Rodope and the extended coastal plain of Thrace. The broader urban area is covered mainly by Quaternary for.mat ions of screes and talus deposits from the mountain slopes, various genera- Lions of alluvial deposits in t_he form of t_orr.ential fans, r.ecenL f l u v i o - t o r. r e n t i a l deposits and eluviaI sheets on marly slopes. From data collected from natural ground cuts, boreholes, excavations for. foundations and some laboratory t e s t i n g, the area has been divided into four main geotechnical zones and a number of subzones. The soils in the main zones have similar, or analogous geotechnic:al behaviour. A folio of engineering geology and hydr.ogeology maps was produced. This study shows how a reliable geotechnical evaiuas and zoning in Quakernar.y formations can be approached by detailed engineering geological mapping, mainly for the types of terrain found in t_he Xanthi area, wher.e coarse mat_er.ials are predominant.	en
heal.journalName	Geological Society Engineering Geology Special Publication	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1144/GSL.ENG.1991.007.01.52	en
dc.identifier.volume	7	en
dc.identifier.spage	541	en
dc.identifier.epage	547	en