Lab Information

Facilities: (Equipment)

1. Seismic Unit
   •     a. Up-to-date 624-channel Geometrics system
   •     b. 624 P-wave 40 Hz receivers
   •     c. 40 Kgm weight drop
   •     d. 200 Kgm weight drop


2. Resistivity Unit
   •     a. Syscal R-2 system
   •     b. 12 DCV to 800 DCV converter
   •     c. 64 Nodes

Research Projects

1. Estimating and monitoring water aquifer at KAUST, in collaboration with the Water Desalination center at KAUST.
   Goals:
   - Using soil resistivity imaging and travel time tomography on data collected from different locations on campus.
   - Understanding the Subsurface lithology at KAUST and studying the potential in incorporating the natural soil in the investigated area for the desalination process at KAUST.
   
   
2. Identify and trace the Qadimah fault, Saudi Arabia, using apparent resistivity imaging, 2D seismic tomography, and 2D seismic reflection.
   Goals:
   - Studying the shallow fault related structures of the Qadimah fault like colluvial wedges or low velocity zones that could in turn help us study ancient earthquakes and their recurrence intervals.
   - Attempt to delineate the fault or understand the limits of its extension over the region through seismic travel time tomography and reflection processing.
   - Work with the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to spread awareness in providing information about the Fault’s location, its extent and its importance in this region of Saudi Arabia.