ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED PROPERTIES OF UMM AL-JAMAL BASALTIC ROCKS, NE JORDAN

Qaher Al-Qadi Al-Qadi; Ahmad A. Al-Malabeh; Raja’ Hamed; Khaled Al-Zawahreh

doi:10.46717/igj.53.1E.4Ry-2020-07-04

Authors

Qaher Al-Qadi Al-Qadi Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
Ahmad A. Al-Malabeh Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
Raja’ Hamed Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
Khaled Al-Zawahreh Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46717/igj.53.1E.4Ry-2020-07-04

Keywords:

Um Al-Jamal, Basalt, Physical and mechanical properties, Constructions

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to study the engineering properties of Umm Al-Jamal basalt rocks. The basaltic rocks in Jordan are mainly of Tertiary - Quaternary age.

They occupy 18 % of Jordan.

Physical and mechanical tests were done on samples of basaltic rocks of Umm Al-Jamal. Umm Al-Jamal basalt has consisted of eight thickly basaltic flows with a total thickness up to 300m. It was concluded that the physical-mechanical properties of the studied samples significantly influenced by their textures and hence the rock textures can be used as a preliminary predictive tool for assessing the performance of basalt in relation to specific manners and classified as 3-4 class type. They are characterized by high-density values and exhibit very low absorption percentages which fit well with the classification schemes of the international and local specification.