The potential of seismic methods for detecting cavities and buried objects: Experimentation at a test site

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-106

  Grandjean, Gilles ^a   Leparoux, Donatienne ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cavity; Seismic imaging; Surface waves; Test site

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC WAVES;

LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT; MAN-MADE CAVITIES; SUBSURFACE SUBSIDENCE;

SEISMOLOGY;

CAVITY; COLLAPSE; DETECTION METHOD; SEISMIC METHOD; SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 3042554962     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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