Use of Surface and Borehole Geophysical Surveys to Determine Fracture Orientation and Other Site Characteristics in Crystalline Bedrock Terrain, Millville and Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Use of Surface and Borehole Geophysical Surveys to Determine Fracture Orientation and Other Site Characteristics in Crystalline Bedrock Terrain, Millville and Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Author: Bruce P. Hansen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1995
Genre: Crystalline rocks
ISBN:

... Describes results of seismic and resistivity surface geophysical surveys that were conducted at 3 sites and borehole radar surveys conducted in 3 wells; directions of fracturing at each site are described; report also includes description of surface radar surveys, and geophysical surveys ...

Groundwater Geophysics in Hard Rock

Groundwater Geophysics in Hard Rock
Author: Prabhat Chandra Chandra
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2015-10-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0203093674

In hard rock terrain, shallow water wells generally have a poor to moderate yield. Sinking wells deeply to tap yielding fracture zones often backfires, because the borehole may miss the saturated fracture zones at depths. A wrong approach to groundwater exploration in hard rock has therefore often led to unnecessary recurring expenditures and waste

The Self-Potential Method

The Self-Potential Method
Author: André Revil
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2013-07-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107244714

The self-potential method enables non-intrusive assessment and imaging of disturbances in electrical currents of conductive subsurface materials. It has an increasing number of applications, from mapping fluid flow in the subsurface of the Earth to detecting preferential flow paths in earth dams and embankments. This book provides the first full overview of the fundamental concepts of this method and its applications in the field. It discusses the historical perspective, laboratory investigations undertaken, the inverse problem and seismoelectric coupling, and concludes with the application of the self-potential method to geohazards, water resources and hydrothermal systems. Chapter exercises, online datasets and analytical software enable the reader to put the theory into practice. This book is a key reference for academic researchers and professionals working in the areas of geophysics, environmental science, hydrology and geotechnical engineering. It will also be valuable reading for related graduate courses.

Vadose Zone Processes

Vadose Zone Processes
Author: John S. Selker
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1999-06-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780873719537

Vadose Zone Processes provides a unified, up-to-date treatment on the movement of water through unsaturated media. In addition to covering the basic equations governing the flow and fate of water in unsaturated media, the text covers the biogeochemistry of vadose environments and the statistical description of vadose processes. The authors emphasize maintaining an intuitive understanding of how the results are derived and how they are appropriately applied. This comprehensive and important book will be useful not only to those in traditional fields such as civil engineering, geology, crop science, chemical engineering, agricultural engineering, and hydrology but also in the newer environmental engineering fields including containment transport, pollution remediation, and waste disposal.