1. Mapping underground cracks using 2D electrical resistivity tomography: the case of the landslide of Kef Essenoun phosphate deposit, Djebel Onk (northeast of Algeria)

   • Ismail Nouioua
   • Chemseddine Fehdi
   • Adel Djellali

   Original Paper 14 January 2015 Pages: 7731 - 7738

   

2. Integration of geological datasets for gold exploration in Hoggar region (Southern Algeria)

   • Saadia Ysbaa
   • Omar Haddouche
   • Larbi Remichi

   Original Paper 04 February 2015 Pages: 7739 - 7749

   

3. Three-dimensional finite element analysis of arching in a piled embankment under traffic loading

   • Yan Zhuang
   • Shaobang Li

   Original Paper 07 January 2015 Pages: 7751 - 7762

   

4. Research into the effects of micromechanical parameters on creep failure in brittle rocks

   • X. Z. Li
   • Z. S. Shao
   • X. Y. Wang

   Original Paper 10 January 2015 Pages: 7763 - 7769

   

5. A simplified analysis for deformation behavior of buried pipelines considering disturbance effects of underground excavation in soft clays

   • Zhiguo Zhang
   • Mengxi Zhang
   • Qihua Zhao

   Original Paper 16 January 2015 Pages: 7771 - 7785

   

6. Prediction of surface settlement process based on model shield tunnel driving test

   • Yong Fang
   • Zhihao Yang
   • Chuan He

   Original Paper 06 February 2015 Pages: 7787 - 7796

   

7. A field investigation for overlying strata behaviour study during protective seam longwall overmining

   • Zu-Qiang Xiong
   • Cheng Wang
   • Guang-Mei Tao

   Original Paper 07 February 2015 Pages: 7797 - 7809

   

8. Stratigraphic characterization and structural analysis of the northwestern Hazara Ranges across Panjal Thrust, northern Pakistan

   • Muhammad Qasim
   • Muhammad Asif Khan
   • Muhammad Haneef

   Original Paper 12 February 2015 Pages: 7811 - 7829

   

9. Characteristics of the Sanmen Formation clays and their relationship with loess landslides in the Guanzhong area, Shaanxi, China

   • B. Li
   • Z. Feng
   • W. P. Wang

   Original Paper 14 February 2015 Pages: 7831 - 7843

   

10. Late Quaternary pollen records from the Yangtze River Delta, East China, and its implications for the Asian monsoon evolution

    • Yunfa Miao
    • Ping Zhang
    • Jian Ou

    Original Paper 17 February 2015 Pages: 7845 - 7854

    

11. Slope unit-based distribution analysis of landslides triggered by the April 20, 2013, Ms 7.0 Lushan earthquake

    • Suhua Zhou
    • Ligang Fang
    • Baochen Liu

    Original Paper 26 February 2015 Pages: 7855 - 7868

    

12. A cement interface enhancer and its action mechanism

    • Jianwei Zhang
    • Jian Wang
    • Qingming Meng

    Original Paper 28 February 2015 Pages: 7869 - 7877

    

13. Methane drainage optimization by roof-borehole based on physical simulation

    • Yibo Tang

    Original Paper 06 March 2015 Pages: 7879 - 7886

    

14. Study on the deformation and failure modes of rock mass containing concentrated parallel joints with different spacing and number based on smooth joint model in PFC

    • Weihua Zhao
    • Runqiu Huang
    • Ming Yan

    Original Paper 07 March 2015 Pages: 7887 - 7897

    

15. Heavy metals risk assessment in water and bottom sediments of the eastern part of Lake Manzala, Egypt, based on remote sensing and GIS

    • Mohamed O. Arnous
    • Mohamed A. A. Hassan

    Original Paper 13 January 2015 Pages: 7899 - 7918

    

16. Swelling characteristics and shear strength of highly expansive clay–lime mixtures: A comparative study

    • Tom Schanz
    • Mohamd B. D. Elsawy

    Original Paper 25 January 2015 Pages: 7919 - 7927

    

17. The impact of gas chimneys on the reservoir characteristics, offshore Nile Delta, Egypt

    • Abd El-Naser Helal
    • Amir Maher Sayed Lala
    • Amr Talaat Mohamed Mohamed

    Original Paper 08 February 2015 Pages: 7929 - 7939

    

18. Magnitude scales regression for Egyptian seismological network

    • H. E. Abdel Hafiez

    Original Paper 10 February 2015 Pages: 7941 - 7954

    

19. Calculating absolute permeability using nuclear magnetic resonance models

    • Amir Maher Sayed Lala
    • Nahla Abd El-Moktader El-Sayed

    Original Paper 19 February 2015 Pages: 7955 - 7960

    

20. Radioactivity, geochemical characteristics, and genetic relation of some younger granite plutons: example from central Eastern Desert, Egypt

    • Hassan Abd El Razek Aly Shahin

    Original Paper 24 February 2015 Pages: 7961 - 7972

    

21. Sedimentological characteristics of continental sabkha, south Western Desert, Egypt

    • Osama E. A. Attia
    • Hussien K. Hussien

    Original Paper 05 March 2015 Pages: 7973 - 7991

    

22. Delineating subsurface structures and assessment of groundwater aquifer using integrated geophysical interpretation at the central part of Sinai, Egypt

    • Sultan Awad Sultan Araffa
    • Hassan M. El Shayeb
    • Noha M. Hassan

    Original Paper 08 March 2015 Pages: 7993 - 8007

    

23. Identification of geochemical processes controlling the neutralization of abandoned coal mine drainage using integration of geochemical modelling, geochemical analysis, and batch test: an example from the south of Bochum, Germany

    • Mohammad Alhamed

    Original Paper 06 March 2015 Pages: 8009 - 8025

    

24. Discrete element modelling of conceptual deep geological repository for high-level nuclear waste disposal

    • A. K. Verma
    • P. Gautam
    • R. K. Bajpai

    Original Paper 07 January 2015 Pages: 8027 - 8038

    

25. Impact of urban sprawl on groundwater quality: a case study of Faridabad city, National Capital Region of Delhi

    • S. C. Rai
    • A. K. Saha

    Original Paper 04 February 2015 Pages: 8039 - 8045

    

26. A multi-parametric spatial modeling of vulnerability due to arsenic pollution in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, India

    • Debabrata Mondal
    • Swades Pal

    Original Paper 06 February 2015 Pages: 8047 - 8054

    

27. Evaluation of the factors controlling the spatial distribution of soil piping: a case study from the southern Western Ghats, India

    • S. Bhagyalekshmi
    • Mahesh Mohan
    • B. Ajaykumar

    Original Paper 10 February 2015 Pages: 8055 - 8067

    

28. Effect of recharge from a check dam and river bank filtration on geochemical and microbial composition of groundwater

    • S. Parimalarenganayaki
    • K. Brindha
    • L. Elango

    Original Paper 18 February 2015 Pages: 8069 - 8076

    

29. Coupling geomorphology parameters with lithology for micro-level groundwater resource assessment: a case study from semi-arid hard rock terrain in Tamil Nadu, India

    • Jeenu Mathai
    • I. C. Das
    • V. K. Dadhwal

    Original Paper 04 March 2015 Pages: 8077 - 8087

    

30. Hydrocarbon potential, thermal maturation of the Jurassic sequences, and the genetic implication for the oil seeps in North Thrust Zone, North Iraq

    • Amjed Shehab Al-Jaafary
    • Ayten Hadi

    Original Paper 22 January 2015 Pages: 8089 - 8105

    

31. Tectonostratigraphic and structural imprints from balanced sections across the north-western Zagros fold-thrust belt, Kurdistan region, NE Iraq

    • Abdalla A. Omar
    • Fadhil A. Lawa
    • S. H. Sulaiman

    Original Paper 30 January 2015 Pages: 8107 - 8129

    

32. Sequence-stratigraphic framework of Lower Triassic Beduh Formation, Northern Thrust Zone, Kurdistan, Iraq

    • Waleed S. Shingaly

    Original Paper 03 February 2015 Pages: 8131 - 8141

    

33. Sequence stratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the prolific late Eocene, Oligocene and early Miocene carbonates from Zagros fold-thrust belt in Kurdistan region

    • Fadhil A. Ameen Lawa
    • Ala A. Ghafur

    Original Paper 17 February 2015 Pages: 8143 - 8174

    

34. A new method for 3D designing of complementary exploration drilling layout based on ore value and objective functions

    • Amin Hossein Morshedy
    • Seyed Ali Torabi
    • Hossein Memarian

    Original Paper 06 January 2015 Pages: 8175 - 8195

    

35. Anisotropic behavior of the Bushehr carbonate sand in the Persian Gulf

    • Hamed Farshbaf Aghajani
    • Hossein Salehzadeh

    Original Paper 06 January 2015 Pages: 8197 - 8217

    

36. Statistical analysis and temporal trend of annual maximum temperatures of Abadan in Southwestern of Iran

    • Yousef Ghavidel Rahimi
    • Mahmoud Ahmadi

    Original Paper 07 January 2015 Pages: 8219 - 8228

    

37. Study of acid mine drainage production potential in flotation tailings of Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper mine

    • Solmaz Esmaeily Shoja
    • Mohammad Mehdi Salari

    Original Paper 09 January 2015 Pages: 8229 - 8236

    

38. Analysis and modeling of geospatial datasets for porphyry copper prospectivity mapping in Chahargonbad area, Central Iran

    • Zahra Yazdi
    • Ali Reza Jafari Rad
    • Kimiya Sadat Ajayebi

    Original Paper 11 January 2015 Pages: 8237 - 8248

    

39. Classification of mineralized veins using concentration volume (C–V) fractal modeling: a case study from Chah-Mesi Cu–Au vein deposit, SE Iran

    • Mohammad Ebadi Rajoli
    • Peyman Afzal
    • Parviz Moarefvand

    Original Paper 11 January 2015 Pages: 8249 - 8262

    

40. A comparative study of concentration-area (C-A) and spectrum-area (S-A) fractal models for separating geochemical anomalies in Shorabhaji region, NW Iran

    • Ali Akbar Daya
    • Peyman Afzal

    Original Paper 13 January 2015 Pages: 8263 - 8275

    

41. Characterization of REE geochemistry of coals from the Sangrud coal mine, Alborz coalfield, Iran

    • Kaveh Pazand

    Original Paper 16 January 2015 Pages: 8277 - 8282

    

42. Experimental and numerical studies for determining the mode I critical stress intensity factor using thick-walled hollow cylindrical marly specimens

    • Houtan Sodeifi
    • Mehdi Hosseini

    Original Paper 18 January 2015 Pages: 8283 - 8293

    

43. Biostratigraphy and paleoecology of Upper Paleocene to Lower Oligocene deposits in Southeast of the Hajiabad Area (Zagros Basin, SW Iran)

    • Fatemeh Hosseinipour
    • Mohammad Javad Hassani

    Original Paper 20 January 2015 Pages: 8295 - 8312

    

44. Erratum to: Biostratigraphy and paleoecology of Upper Paleocene to Lower Oligocene deposits in Southeast of the Hajiabad Area (Zagros Basin, SW Iran)

    • Fatemeh Hosseinipour
    • Mohammad Javad Hassani

    Erratum 13 June 2015 Pages: 8313 - 8325

    

45. Source rock characteristics of Albian Kazhdumi Formation in Zagros Region

    • Ebrahim Sefidari
    • Abdolhossein Amini
    • Ali Dashti

    Original Paper 22 January 2015 Pages: 8327 - 8345

    

46. Geochemistry and petrology of Harsin–Sahneh ophiolitic complex (NE of Kermanshah—west of Iran) an evidence of Southern Neo-Tethys Ocean tectonic

    • Reza Zarei Sahamieh
    • Ali Moradpour

    Original Paper 22 January 2015 Pages: 8347 - 8360

    

47. Chemical composition of groundwater and brines as a result of hydrogeochemical processes in arid zones: an example from Albaji plain, Khuzestan, Iran

    • H. Rouhi
    • N. Kalantari

    Original Paper 03 February 2015 Pages: 8361 - 8372

    

48. A Cenomanian-Turonian drowning unconformity on the eastern part of Kopet-Dagh basin, NE Iran

    • Behnaz Kalanat
    • Mohammad Vahidinia
    • Mohamad Hossein Mahmudy-Gharaie

    Original Paper 03 February 2015 Pages: 8373 - 8384

    

49. Spatial and temporal variability analysis of groundwater quantity to land-use/land-cover change in the Khanmirza agricultural plain in Iran

    • Seyed Hassan Motiee Langroodi
    • Mojtaba Ghadiri Masoum
    • Shahabeddin Taghipour Javi

    Original Paper 04 February 2015 Pages: 8385 - 8397

    

50. Geology, geochemistry, and some genetic discussion of the Chador-Malu iron oxide-apatite deposit, Bafq District, Central Iran

    • Armin Sabet-Mobarhan-Talab
    • Firouz Alinia
    • Ardeshir Hezarkhani

    Original Paper 04 February 2015 Pages: 8399 - 8418