Field photos illustrating some features that contribute to the amount of expected heave of swelling soils: (A) Shallow water
table depth in Qena Governorate new development areas; (B) Thickness of the fine sediments as an indication of the flashflood strength in
Qena Governorate new development areas; (C) Some plants as an indication of shallow groundwater in Sohag Governorate new
development areas (NARSS, 2010).