Engineering Geologist
Abraj Kudai, Saudi Arabia
Abraj Kudai Project, Saudi Arabia. Detailed design and supervision of construction for a landmark multi-functional development in the vicinity of Makkah Holy Haram on a site area of 64,000 m², accessible from 2 main roads from the east and west as, a private road from the north and has a direct access to Haram piazza for both pedestrian and vehicular circulations. The project consists of a large podium spread on the entire site, accommodating bus station, shopping mall, restaurants, food courts, conference centre and car-parks; 12 towers on top of the podium varying from 30 storeys to 48 storeys for residential and hotel uses; and helipads on top of 4 towers. A dome is located on top of the 2 mid towers, housing a ballroom and convention centre. All technical services are located at the podium’s basement levels. The project also comprises a health centre. Total built-up area: 1.5 million m².
Geological and geotechnical duties comprised rock cut and rock support design, preparation of detail and general excavation plans, and estimation of rock mass parameters.
LATEST PROJECTS
I am responsible for carrying out geological and geotechnical surveys, analysis of survey results, geological surface and subsurface mapping, preparation of geological cross sections and geological reports, core logging and drilling supervision, planning and design of rock excavation works, etc., for the following projects:
Shamiyah Expansion, Saudi Arabia
Detailed design and tender documents for an extension to the Makkah Holy Haram to accommodate additional 800,000 worshipers, comprising a new building of 4 praying levels (capacity of 300,000 worshipers) with all electromechanical services; state-of-the-art technology in natural and artificial climate and lighting controls; security, crowd management, and sound distribution and control systems; structural health monitoring sensors; cleaning equipments; interactive signage; and high end interior finishing works.
The project also comprises 194,000 m² external praying piazzas accommodating 314,000 worshipers with 2,500 toilet cubicles and 850 ablution points beneath them; a service building of 6 overlapped radial steps accommodating 11,000 toilets, 5,370 ablution points, 2 helipads, service facilities, authorities’ offices and a 110,000 m² praying area at its roof level for 165,000 worshipers; several linking bridges; a service road below the external piazzas and dedicated service culverts carrying all infrastructure utility networks.
Geological and geotechnical duties comprised rock cut and rock support design, preparation of detail and general excavation plans, estimation of rock mass parameters, Q and RMR classification for various tunnels and fixing their alignments based on geological and geotechnical findings.
Jabal Omar Development Project - Building Works, Saudi Arabia
Planning, detailed design and supervision of construction for a first class mixed-use development on a site area of 116,535 m², consisting of several podiums (458,894 m²) topped by 10 deluxe hotel towers, and 14 seasonal/permanent residential towers. Total built-up area for the 24 towers is 508,599 m².
Geological and geotechnical duties comprised rock cut and rock support design, preparation of detail and general excavation plans, and estimation of rock mass parameters.
South Road Project, Saudi Arabia
Detailed design for security border roads along the southern Saudi border with a total length of 1,500 km, running in a variety of terrain types, encompassing mountainous, rolling, and desert areas with sand dunes. The project also comprises road links to border posts, street lighting, drainage structures, fences, helipads, and fibre optic lines.
Mataf Extension, Saudi Arabia
Design and supervision of construction for the increase of Mataf capacity up to three times its original capacity. The scope covers the removal and demolition of the old arcade and the first Saudi Expansion (except for the gates), and the construction of a 7-level new extension connected to the Masa’a area as well as to the second and third Saudi Expansions, with all related electromechanical and infrastructure services, and provisions for the handicapped and elderly visitors. The project also includes the rehabilitation of Zamzam area with relocation of existing services.
Makkah First Ring Road and Bus Station, Saudi Arabia
Makkah First Ring Road and Bus Station, Saudi Arabia. Alignment selection, design, tender documents and supervision of construction for 5 sections of Makkah First Ring Road (length of 2,580 m), consisting of two, 3-lane carriageways with a total width of 30.1 m. The project also comprises 3 interchanges linking the Ring Road to intersecting roads (Umm Al-Qura, Jabal Al-Kaaba and Makkah Haram Mosque) in addition to 3 multi-level bus stations (total built-up area of 675,000 m²) each comprising passengers’ loading and unloading yards, parking lots for cars and busses, infrastructure utilities, electromechanical and low-current systems, and other services. Works also include the rehabilitation, extension and widening of several vehicular tunnels, and the provision of and Intelligent Transport System for the road and tunnel sections.
Haram Utility Services, Saudi Arabia
Haram Utility Services, Saudi Arabia. Detailed design for a 2,000 mm diameter, 1.1 km long sewage pipeline with all auxiliary works, serving Shamiyah area; 2,200 mm diameter, 3.7 km long sewage channel built within a 3.9 m wide horseshoe-shaped tunnel with all auxiliary works, serving Haram Expansion Project, Central Utility Complex (CUC), and Shamiyah area; 1,000 mm diameter, 34 km long treated sewage effluent line from Hada Sewage Treatment Plant up to the CUC with all auxiliary works, and including main sewage pumping stations, electrical substation, emergency power generation, access roads, guardroom, safety fences, 90,000 m³ and 5,200 m³ tanks, and other facilities; and a 700 mm diameter backup water supply line from Kawashek water tank up to the CUC.
Park Dounya, Cheràga, Algeria.
Implementation of the amusement park and a hotel Dounya rated five stars in an aggregate amount of $ 5.98 billion. The project Dounya park will be built on an area of 800 ha, located northwest of the city of Algiers, straddling the municipalities of Dely Brahim, Ouled Fayet and El Achour. The cost is around $ 5.2 billion.
My responsabilities include following up the site investigation, studying the geology, preparing of geological map of the project area and making several cross sections with the data of more than 400 boreholes.