1.

SUMMARY

A detailed geotechnical investigation for MOT was performed by East China prospecting, design &
research institute of CNPC as instructed by ADCOP project. This investigation report is the
description for the content of the geotechnical investigation for MOT.

2. SITE AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Abu Dhabi crude oil pipeline project (ADCOP) is from HABSHAN on the west, crossing SWEIHAN
to FUJAIRAH on the east. It crosses Abu Dhabi, Shairjah, Al Ain, Fujaisah. The total length of the
proposed pipeline is 371KM, and the pipe diameter is 1220mm （48”）. 4 stations were designed

along the pipeline, that is MP21, MPS, IPS, and MOT.

The proposed MOT site is located on the coast about 2km away from the north of FUJAIRAH.(See
Map 2-1), and mountain is on its west and sea is on its east (see Map 2-1).The main proposed
structures are eight oil storage tanks of 110m diameter and 20m height each which will have
capacity of 1Million Barrel (ie 159000 m3) for each tank,facilities and other structures etc. For the
detailed proposed structures and investigation points, refer to drawing 2-2.

Map 2-1 Investigation site location map

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 Laboratory tests are according to the relative BS and ASTM standard. For the parameters of each
layer, refer to the attachment.

6. GEOLOGY CONDITION

6.1NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

For Fujairah area, the annual average shade temperature is 20～45℃.The highest temperature can

reach 52℃,and the lowest temperature in winter is 12℃.

The max. annual rainfall is 263.3mm.

Sandstorms are common in this area. From june to November,the prevailing wind direction is E-SE,
from November to May, the prevailing wind direction is W-NW,and the max. gust wind speed is
160km/hr.

According to UBC standard (UNIFORM BUILDING CODE), Fujairah area belongs to seismic zone
of Zone 2A

6.2LAYER CHARACTER

According to the investigation information, the site strata are composed of alluvial and proluvial
deposit of Quaternary and bedrock.

6.2.1 QUATERNARY ALLUVIAL AND PROLUVIAL DEPOSIT

Except the single mountain in Tank-1505 and the mountain on the west of process area,
Quaternary deposit （Qsb）distributes all over the site.

① THE DEPOSITE OF QUATERNARY

This layer is mainly composed of carbonate silt, sand,gravel, and clay etc.,and lots of shells can be
seen. Because the deposit period is short and the influence of unstable deposit condition, this layer

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changes a lot for thickness and density vertically and horizontally. The layer’s level is not stable for
the same king of soil. Most kinds of soil are interlayered, and locally distributes as lens. With the
change of depth, it is of loose to very dense state. And there is peat interlayer locally in this site. For
details, refer to Table 6.2.1-1.

Peat Layer’s Location Table 6.2.1-1

Tank T-1502 Tank T-1503
Location
BH197 BH198 BH213 BH176 BH189 BH191 BH192

Depth 0.0-2.0 0.0-2.0

2.0-3.2 0.0-2.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-2.0
(m) 3.0-5.0 3.0-4.5

6.2.2 BEDROCK

Within the investigation depth, the underlying bedrock can be divided into 2 layers, that is
sandstone,mudstone,conglomerate,calcarenite formed in Tertinary and Quaternary and gabbro
formed in Cretaceous (K). It is described as follows:

② SANDSTONE,MUDSTONE AND CONGLOMERATE

Its color mostly is brown,or mollted. This layer is slightly weathered, and generally distributes in the
site.

The main component of sandstone,mudstone and conglomerate is quartz and carbonate etc, and it
contains shell and gabbro chipping. It is mainly calcareous or siliceous cemented.

Because of the drastic turbulence influence of deposit condition, sandstone,mudstone and

conglomerate mostly distribute interlayered, and continuous beddings are less to be found.Because
the diagenesis period is rather short, the most is half rock, and locally it is soil with low strength and
easy to break.

③ GABBRO

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Caesious, darkbrown, medium to coase grain structure or block structure, slightly weathered to
unweathered, and fractures are rather developed. This layer wildly distributes in the site. For each
borehole, this layer is revealed more than 3m, and not totally revealed.

6.3GROUNDWATER

The groundwater in the site is Phreatic water of Quaternary and fissure water in bedrock, which has
close relationship with sea water from Aman gulf . Its supply mainly comes from groundwater runoff,
and the amount of water is rich. Its drainage mainly is evaporation and groundwater runoff. The
water level in the whole site is stable. During investigation,for the embedded depth of groundwater
and its elevation, refer to Table 6.3-1.

Groundwater depth and elevation list Table 6.3-1

Borehole Borehole
Depth Elevation Remark Depth Elevation Remark
No. No.
BH001 1.4 1.502 REV.B BH129 REV.B
BH001 0.75 2.243 REV.C BH130 1.45 1.498 REV.B
BH002 1.35 1.504 REV.B BH132 1.4 1.599 REV.B
BH003 1.25/ 1.467 REV.B BH133 1.55 1.494 REV.B
BH004 1.3 1.554 REV.B BH134 1.45 1.575 REV.B
BH005 1.4 1.464 REV.B BH136 1.4 1.657 REV.B
BH006 1.3 1.492 REV.B BH137 1.45 1.475 REV.B
BH007 1 1.467 REV.B BH138 1.5 1.547 REV.B
BH008 1 1.407 REV.B BH140 1.35 0.931 REV.B
BH009 1.15 1.468 REV.B BH141 1.4 2.152 REV.B
BH011 1.3 1.508 REV.B BH143 1.5 1.598 REV.B
BH011 0.6 1.696 REV.C BH144 1.45 1.822 REV.B
BH013 1.25 1.471 REV.B BH145 1.5 2.459 REV.B
BH014 1 1.449 REV.B BH146 1.45 1.642 REV.B
BH014 0.8 2.058 REV.C BH147 1.55 1.506 REV.B
BH015 1.05 1.078 REV.B BH148 1.5 1.544 REV.B
BH015 0.85 1.685 REV.C BH151 1.6 1.847 REV.B
BH016 1.6 1.524 REV.B BH152 1.7 1.728 REV.B
BH016 0.83 1.992 REV.C BH153 1.6 1.68 REV.B

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 Groundwater depth and elevation list Table 6.3-1
Borehole Borehole
Depth Elevation Remark Depth Elevation Remark
No. No.
BH118 1.6 1.491 REV.B BH258 0.8 1.19 REV.C
BH119 1.6 1.61 REV.B BH259 0.65 1.788 REV.C
BH120 1.9 1.599 REV.B BH259A 0.35 1.841 REV.C
BH121 1.6 1.663 REV.B BH260 0.7 2.454 REV.C
BH122 1.5 1.657 REV.B BH265 1.5 2.084 REV.C
BH123 1.6 0.523 REV.B BH278 0.45 1.64 REV.C
BH124 1.6 1.383 REV.B TP009 1.65 1.761 REV.C
BH125 1.6 1.723 REV.B TP010 1.25 1.93 REV.C

7. FOUNDATION RECOMMENDATION

7.1DESIGN PARAMETERS

The geotechnical parameters in Table 7.1-1~9 are recommended for foundation design.

Table 7.1-1 Recommended design parameters table(T-1501)

Coefficient of
Depth SPT E γ Φ C Subgrade
Layer
（m） “N” (MPa) （kN/m3） (˚ ) (kPa) Reaction
(kN/m3 )
1.0～2.0 20 30 2.5×104
2.0～3.0 30 34 3.0×104
① 18 34 28
3.0～4.0 35 36 3.5×104
4.0～5.0 40 38 4.0×104

Table 7.1-2 Recommended design parameters table（T-1502&T-1503）

Coefficient of
Depth SPT E γ Φ C Subgrade
Layer
（m） “N” (MPa) （kN/m3） (˚ ) (kPa) Reaction
(kN/m3 )
1.0～2.0 10 20 1.5×104
2.0～3.0 15 27 2.0×104
① 3.0～4.0 15 27 18 34 25 2.0×104
4.0～5.0 20 30 2.5×104
>5.0 25 32 3.0×104

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