M. Pirouz; A. Bahroudi; M.R. Ghasemi; A. Saeidi
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The study area is located in Zagros simply folded belt, south of Firuzabad city. We have considered sedimentary basin floor deformation, initial time of folding and salt structure upwelling by using isopach data. Moreover, these data can be used to indicate ...
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The study area is located in Zagros simply folded belt, south of Firuzabad city. We have considered sedimentary basin floor deformation, initial time of folding and salt structure upwelling by using isopach data. Moreover, these data can be used to indicate the expanding development. We have used NIOC isopach data for the Permian to Paleocene and Oligomiocene. If isopach data values are reversed and the 3D patterns calculated, they can show sedimentary basin floor shape. According to the 3D patterns, sedimentary basin evolution pattern, primary time of salt structures movements and basement faults movement in Firouzabad area were obtained. Mengharak basement fault with N-S trend activated with vertical displacement in the Permian and its movement changed left lateral strike slip after Triassic. In addition, extensional structures formed in the east of Mengharak fault continued to middle Cretaceous. At the same time, Neothetys was closed and the extension structures were converted to compression structures and also Mengharak fault movement changed to right lateral strike slip. Activity of salt structures (Jahani and Firuzabad) began in Permian and its activation increased during the Cretaceous in the Mengharak fault zone.
N. Ghazipour; A. Uromeihy; I. Entezam; F. Ansari; M. Pirouz
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Karaj-Chaloos Road is always considered as the most hazardous road due to rockfalls and landslide events. The road, located in the CentralAlborzMountains, is a vital route connecting Tehran and the southern part of Alborz to the northern part and the resort areas ...
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Karaj-Chaloos Road is always considered as the most hazardous road due to rockfalls and landslide events. The road, located in the CentralAlborzMountains, is a vital route connecting Tehran and the southern part of Alborz to the northern part and the resort areas along the Caspian Sea. The aim of this paper is to study and evaluate the potential of rockfalls and landslides along the middle part of the route. The study area has a very complicated geological and geomorphological condition and many deep cuts were made along the road to provide a safe passage through the mountains. Since most of the slope instabilities along the road are of rockfall type, cone-fall theory proposed by Evans and Hungr (1993) was used to analyze and predict the rockfalls along the route. The results show that the potential of rockfall is directly related to morphology and higher for steeper slopes. Rock type and the geological structures of the slopes also influence the rockfall potential in the study area.
