GPR for mapping fractures and as a guide for the extraction of ornamental granite from a quarry: A case study from southern Brazil

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-187

  Porsani, Jorge Luís ^a   Sauck, William A ^b   Júnior, Abad O S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cap o Bonito; Fractures; GPR ground penetrating radar; Ornamental granite; Quarry; Unloading joints

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GRANITE; OPTIMIZATION; QUARRYING; VELOCITY;

BRAZIL; ORNAMENTAL GRANITE; UNLOADING JOINTS;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

FRACTURE NETWORK; GRANITE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR;

KATSUWONUS PELAMIS;

EID: 33644657335     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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