Study of Landslides in the molassic hills of Ait H'ssine between the Jurassic and Miocene of the El Ksiba Atlas, Morocco
			
	
 
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				Laboratory of Geosciences, Geomatics and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Ben M’sik,
Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco
				 
			 
						
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				Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory for Science, Technology and Society & Biotechnology, Bioresources, and Bioinformatic (3Bio). Higher School of Technology of Khenifra, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco
				 
			 
						
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				Public Laboratory for Studies and Tests. Tests Soil Center (CES)-LPEE. Civil Engineering Master. Casablanca, Morocco
				 
			 
						
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				Geomatics, Georesources and Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Techniques, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco
				 
			 
						
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				Soil and Environment Unit, Laboratory, Ecology-Plant, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Department of Biology, PB 2390, Marrakech, Morocco
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
							
					    		
    			 
    			
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    					Amine  Ait Ayad   
    					Laboratory of Geosciences, Geomatics and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Ben M’sik,
Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
																																										 
		
	 
		
 
 
Ecol. Eng. Environ. Technol. 2025; 10:317-328
		
 
 
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Landslides are a major problem in the Atlas Mountains and hills of Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Morocco. The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between structural and hydrogeological data from the Atlas hills in order to propose a model that characterizes slopes threatened by landslides appropriate. The field data collected was used to produce geological cross-sections and maps. The geology of these hills shows an abundance of marl-limestone and marl-clay formations and Permian basalt intrusions that are altered in places. The results also showed that these hills have areas of gravitational instability due to the behavior of the materials in the presence of water. The new techniques in structural geology and hydrogeology presented in this work support the hypothesis of an area at risk of naturally triggered slope movement. A map of 24 sources, including both dry and permanent sources upstream of the study site, shows that aquifers and groundwater levels determine the state of rupture and shear at slopes at risk of landslides. The geological nature of the formations and the oscillation between dry and wet periods favor conditions conducive to rupture and downstream displacement of soil masses.