RANGE OF SEISMIC APPLICATIONS

    

GEOLOGICAL FEATURES

  • Depth to bedrock
  • Location of faults and fracture zones
  • Fault displacement
  • Location and character of buried valleys
  • Lithological determination
  • Stratigraphy
  • Location of basic igneous dykes

PETROPHYSICAL INFORMATION

  • Elastic moduli
  • Density
  • Attenuation
  • Porosity
  • Elastic wave velocities
  • Anisotopy
  • Rippability

APPLICATIONS

  • Engineering site investigations
  • Rock competence
  • Sand and gravel resources
  • Detection of cavities
  • Seabed integrity
  • Preconstruction site suitability
  • Hydrogeology and groundwater exploration
  • Ground particle velocities
  • Forensic applications