The use of microgravity to detect small distributed voids and low-density ground

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-380

  Tuckwell, George ^a   Grossey, T ^a   Owen, S ^a   Stearns, P ^a  

^a STATS Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORE HOLE; CASE STUDIES; EFFECTIVE TOOL; GLACIAL TILL; GROUND CONDITIONS; GROUND MODEL; HERTFORDSHIRE; LOOSE MATERIALS; LOW DENSITY; MICROGRAVITY SURVEY; MINE WORKINGS; NATURAL CAVITIES; PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR; SUBSURFACE DENSITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS;

EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES;

BEDROCK; BOREHOLE; CAVITY; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION METHOD; GRAVITY SURVEY; GROUND CONDITIONS; MINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TILL; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HERTFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51949118615     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/07-224     Document Type: Article

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