The Use of Ground Penetrating Radar for Mapping Rock Stratigraphy and Tectonics： Implications for Geotechnical Engineering

This paper presents results from ground penetrating radar surveys using the SIR-10 B GPR instrument（manufactured by Geophysical Survey System Inc., USA）, with 400 MHz monostatic antenna（model 5 103）. Survey was made over 3 excavation levels along the highway section at the Ras en Naqab escarpment ar...

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Published inJournal of earth science (Wuhan, China) Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 895 - 900
Main Authors Batayneh, Awni T., Zumlot, Taisser, Ghrefat, Habes, El-Waheidi, Mahmud M., Nazzal, Yousef
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg China University of Geosciences 01.10.2014
Springer Nature B.V
Department of Geology and Geophysics,King Saud University,P0 Box 2455,Riyadh11451, Saudi Arabia
Subjects
Anomalies
Assessments
Biogeosciences
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth science
Earth Sciences
Escarpments
Excavation
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
GPR数据
Ground penetrating radar
Highways
Plate tectonics
Radar
Rock
Rocks
Stratigraphy
Surveys
地下构造
地球物理调查
定量评估
岩土工程
岩石地层
探地雷达
测绘
ground penetrating radar
rock tectonics
rock stratigraphy
Jordan
Ras en Naqab
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Summary:This paper presents results from ground penetrating radar surveys using the SIR-10 B GPR instrument（manufactured by Geophysical Survey System Inc., USA）, with 400 MHz monostatic antenna（model 5 103）. Survey was made over 3 excavation levels along the highway section at the Ras en Naqab escarpment area, Southwest Jordan. A total of 217 m along 4 profiles were covered in the winter of 2012. The objectives of the study are（i） to evaluate the resolution of the GPR technique in the field for detecting and locating anomalies caused by subsurface structures like cavities, fractures and faults, and（ii） to describe stratigraphic nomenclature of the subsurface rocks of the area. 2D interpretation of the obtained data and the geological information demonstrate a strong correlation between the GPR anomalies and the subsurface geology. Based upon the lateral and vertical velocity changes with depth, the thickness and orientation of the subsurface layers are outlined. Analysis of the exposed section shows good agreement between the estimated thicknesses of lithostratigraphic units and the quantitative assessment of the radar waves velocity inferred from GPR data.
Bibliography:ground penetrating radar, rock stratigraphy, rock tectonics, Ras en Naqab, Jordan.
This paper presents results from ground penetrating radar surveys using the SIR-10 B GPR instrument（manufactured by Geophysical Survey System Inc., USA）, with 400 MHz monostatic antenna（model 5 103）. Survey was made over 3 excavation levels along the highway section at the Ras en Naqab escarpment area, Southwest Jordan. A total of 217 m along 4 profiles were covered in the winter of 2012. The objectives of the study are（i） to evaluate the resolution of the GPR technique in the field for detecting and locating anomalies caused by subsurface structures like cavities, fractures and faults, and（ii） to describe stratigraphic nomenclature of the subsurface rocks of the area. 2D interpretation of the obtained data and the geological information demonstrate a strong correlation between the GPR anomalies and the subsurface geology. Based upon the lateral and vertical velocity changes with depth, the thickness and orientation of the subsurface layers are outlined. Analysis of the exposed section shows good agreement between the estimated thicknesses of lithostratigraphic units and the quantitative assessment of the radar waves velocity inferred from GPR data.
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ISSN:1674-487X
1867-111X
DOI:10.1007/s12583-014-0475-x