Kinematic analysis of slope rock for the road embankment in the Sierra Madre Oriental, Northeast Mexico

The present work is the documentation, utilization and application of a method for the kinematic study of problems related to slope stability along the La Palma-Rayones road. The orientation of the road is more or less perpendicular to the Sierra Madre Oriental folded structures. Surficial Investigations were carried out with the application of th e Markland plane method for the kinematics of rock slop

Hydrogeological Investigations in Cañón de la Huasteca as a Contribution to the Municipal Water Supply of Monterrey, Nuevo León, NE-Mexico

Locatedsome 20 km southwest of Monterrey, the national park of Cañón de la Huasteca with its well galleries (Sistema Santa Catarina) represents the capital's major groundwater resource. Due to a lack of suitable maps for groundwater management, parts of the catchment area were mapped at a scale of 1: 10000. Results aré visualized in the first Hydrogeological Map of parts of Nuevo León, which clearly outlines productive and less productive areas and defines suitable locations for additional exploration borehole

Geological Prestudies for the Development of New Ground Water Resources for the Water Supply of Monterrey in Sierra Higueras, Nuevo León, NE-Mexico

Located some 40 km northeast of the city of Monterrey, the Sierra Higueras represents one of the most outstanding morphological features within the foreland of the Sierra Madre Oriental. Due to an increasing demand for water resources for the water supply of the metropolitan area of Monterrey and a growing industry in the state of Nuevo Ledn, the federal water supply agency of Monterrey (Servicios de Agua y Drenaje de Monterrey) is steadily seeking new groundwater exploitation sites. The first detailed geological mapping of parts of the Sierra Higueras in a scale of 1:10 000 provides a basis for future hydrogeological investigations. Recent information about lithology and the system of joints, faults, and fissures help to locate potential groundwater resource