Application of Geophysical Measurements for Geotechnical Analysis – Foundation Settlement

The assessment of the likely foundation settlement of giant oil storage tanks posed a great challenge. The proposed tank farm is located in Fujeira in UAE on reclaimed off-shore ground with rockfill. The depth of rock fill ranged between 5m to 16m above the sea bed to create a level platform. The rock fill is composed of large stones and rock fragments with sizes ranging between < 1 Kg to 1000 Kg, and was dumped on the sea bed without any treatment / densification.