Engineering & Environmental Geophysics Applications

The application of geophysical methods to civil engineering, environmental and geological sites has expanded and become more innovative in the last fifteen years. Geophysical techniques can be applied to a number of key areas to offer a cost effective and non intrusive way of assessing green and brown field sites both large and small.

Key application areas for shallow geophysics

Engineering

• Sea defence studies
• Foundation structures
• Bridge inspection
• Derelict land surveys
• Concrete thicknesses
• Location of reinforcement
• Swimming pool and tank studies
• Void detection
• Mine shaft location
• Washout and scour areas
• Buried tanks
• Unexploded ordnance devices
• Metal drums
• Underground obstructions
• Culverts and sewers

Environmental

• Landfill integrity investigations
• Leaking Leachate
• Contamination plumes
• Saline intrusion
• Badger sets

Geological

• Lithological changes
• Bedrock detection and mapping
• Lake bed sediments
• Groundwater level
• Voids
• Swallow holes / Solution features
• Fissures and faults
• Faults