STABILIZING AL-SALAM CANAL LEFT SIDE
EMBANKMENT
The general configuration of the left embankment of Al-Salam canal is presented in Figure
(2). The figure shows the typical left side embankment after widening the canal cross-section.
Two extensive monitoring zones are chosen namely; from 7.700 to 7.750 km and from 8.800 to
8.850 km. These zones are mainly chosen due to the presence of the peat layer, as assured from
the boreholes performed along the whole embankment length. It should be noted that a full-scale
embankment load test was performed in the first extensive monitoring zone, Youssef and Al-
Gayar, (2000).
Figure