THE APPLICATION OF GEOPHYSICS TO GEOTECHNICAL STUDIES

APLICACION DE LA GEOFISICA EN LOS ESTUDIOS GEOTECNICOS

The main geophysical investigation methods are reviewed: magnetic, gravimetric, electrical, seismic and radioactive methods. Special mention is made of the electrical resistivity and seismic refraction methods, which are most used, and of techniques which show signs of becoming popular in the future, such as deep electrical sounding for the non destructive testing of roads. Geophysical control methods are reviewed together with their measuring devices to be used in a previously cut bore hole. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Ministerio Obras Publicas, Spain

  Division of Materials
  Madrid,   Spain 
• Authors:
  • Gonzalez-Herrera
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 79-86
• Serial:
  • Materials
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Ministerio Obras Publicas, Spain

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boreholes; Crash investigation; Electrical resistance; Electrical resistivity; Electricity; Geophysics; Nondestructive tests; Refraction; Seismicity; Studies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Seismic refraction; Site investigation
• Old TRIS Terms: Resistivity; Seismic (Prospect)
• ITRD Terms: 5711: Bore hole; 6954: Electricity; 5742: Geophysics; 6788: Refraction; 6916: Resistance (electr); 5731: Seismic; 5722: Site investigation
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I41: General Soil Surveys;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137609
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM