Recent Research on Geotechnical Engineering, Remote Sensing, Geophysics and Earthquake Seismology Proceedings of the 2nd MedGU, Marrakesh 2022 (Volume 3)

This book is based on the accepted papers for presentation at the 2nd MedGU Annual Meeting, Marrakesh 2022. With five parts spanning a large spectrum of geological and geophysical topics, this book presents a series of newest research studies that are nowadays relevant to Middle East, Mediterranean region, and Africa. The book includes the latest research studies on seismic hazard and risk assessment, earthquake geodesy, seismotectonics, archeoseismology and active faulting, well logging methods, geodesy and exploration/theoretical geophysics, geological engineering, geotechnical engineering, numerical and analytical methods in mining sciences and geomechanics, and geo-informatics and remote sensing.

Section 1. Geotechnical Engineering.- Section 2. Geoinformatics.- Section 3. Applied & Theoretical Geophysics.- Section 4.  Earthquake Seismology.

Mourad Bezzeghoud
School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, Portugal

Mourad Bezzeghoud is a full professor at the Physics Department of the School of Sciences and Technology and a researcher at the Institute of Space and Earth Sciences, University of Évora. He was in charge of several positions of responsibility in several institutions as, i.e., the founder and director of the Department for Study and Seismic Monitoring of CRAAG (Algiers, Algeria), director of the School of Sciences and Technology (University of Évora, Portugal), or member of the Management Council of the University of Évora. Presently, he is the president of the Scientific Council of the School of Sciences and Technology (University of Évora) and coordinator of the Institute of Space and Earth Sciences (University of Évora).  He has published dozens of articles in specialized revues and journals, and several books and chapters in books. He works in the area of Earth Sciences (Solid Earth Geophysics) with an emphasis in Seismology.

Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler
Kutahya Dumlupinar University, Geological Engineering Department, Kutahya, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Zeynal Abiddin Erguler is a full professor at the geological engineering department at Kutahya Dumlupinar University (Turkey). Dr. Erguler holds a B.Sc. (1998), an M.Sc. (2001), and a Ph.D. degree (2007) in Geological Engineering from Hacettepe University (Turkey). His research interests mainly focus on rock mechanics, engineering geology, environmental geology, and soil mechanics. His current investigation is to understand and model the thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of shale rocks in the area of shale gas production. In addition to performing many types of research and industry-funded projects, he has also taught and supervised undergraduate and graduate students. In 2017, Dr. Erguler joined the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (AJGS) as an editor responsible for evaluating submissions in the fields of rock mechanics, engineering geology, environmental geology, and soil mechanics.

Jesús Rodrigo-Comino
University of Granada, Spain

Ph.D. DEng Jesús Rodrigo-Comino is a member of the Department of Regional and Physical Geography at the University of Granada (Spain). He completed his first Ph.D. in Geography at the University of Málaga (Spain) and Trier (Germany) in 2018 and the second one in the engineering of Geomatics and Topography at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (2023). His current research interests include soil geography, regional geography, and land degradation. He coordinates the Terra Lab 2 EGEMAP (Environmental Geography and Mapping) www.egemap.eu.

Mahesh Kumar Jat
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India

Dr. Mahesh Kumar Jat is a professor of Water Resources at Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur (India). He is teaching and doing research in the area of hydrological modeling, integrated water management, geo-spatial technologies, and land use land cover change modeling. He has published more than 100 research articles in ISI/Scopus Journals and conferences (total citations: 2330; h-index – 21; i-index 30).  He has completed 12 research projects amounting to more than 65 million Indian rupees. He is a member of many national and international professional bodies such as the European Geosciences Union (EGU), ASCE, IWRS, IAH, IRS. He sits as a member of the board of studies of many Institutes in India.  He is the associate editor and editorial member in 2 ISI journals. He has delivered 40 keynote and invited talks at international and national conferences.

Roohollah Kalatehjari
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Dr. Roohollah (Roo) Kalatehjari is a highly accomplished academic and researcher with over 15 years of experience in geotechnical engineering. He is a senior lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering, Associate Head of School—Learning and Teaching at the School of Future Environments (SoFE) at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), director of the Advanced Construction Research cluster, and founder and director of the Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory. His research focuses on preserving the environment and finding sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions for soil stabilization and slope stability. Roo is also an active member of several professional engineering and education organizations, including Engineering New Zealand, the New Zealand Geotechnical Society, and the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. He is a fellow of HEA, UK, and a member of Life Cycle Assessment New Zealand.

Deepak Singh Bisht
National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India

Dr. DS Bisht is working as Scientist “B” in National Institute of Hydrology, an autonomous society under Ministry of Jal Shakti, River Devel