GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF CAVERNOUS AREAS, PATOKA DAM, INDIANA

Three selected geophysical methods, i.e., acoustic, resistivity, and infrared techniques were applied to the problem of solution cavity detection and delineation at Patoka Dam site. The infrared technique was abandoned after early efforts indicated it would not prove successful in this application. Both the acoustic and resistivity methods, however, yielded results. The general severity of solutioning activity could be surmised from the resistivity profile produced using the Wenner electrode array. Specific features were further defined using a modification of the Bristow resistivity survey. These features, however, have not been verified by exploratory drilling thus far. The acoustic technique employed was very successful in delineating the trend of subterranean features for a distance of approximately 200 feet from the location of the energy source. Exploratory drilling proved the existence of several features indicated by the acoustic technique. A comparison of the electrical resistivity and acoustic results was very favorable. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station

  3909 Halls Ferry Road
  Vicksburg, MS  United States  39180-6199
• Authors:
  • Stafford, S C
  • Biegqanousky, W A
• Publication Date: 1978-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Geophysics; Infrared radiation; Measurement; Mining; Resistivity method
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic measurement; Caving /mining/; Geophysical measurements; Solution cavities
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00178263
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Misc Paper S-78-1 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 12 1978 12:00AM