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Applications of Geophysics in Resource Detection and Environmental Protection

Suping Peng,Jianghai Xia,Jiulong Cheng

Engineering 2018, Volume 4, Issue 5, Pages 584-585 doi: 10.1016/j.eng.2018.09.003

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Discrimination of Complex, Low-Relief Quaternary Siliciclastic Strata Using Airborne Lidar and Near-Surface Geophysics Article

Jeffrey G. Paine,Edward W. Collins,Lucie Costard

Engineering 2018, Volume 4, Issue 5, Pages 676-684 doi: 10.1016/j.eng.2018.09.005

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Depositional units preserved on coastal plains worldwide control lithologic distribution in the shallow subsurface that is critical to infrastructure design and construction, and are also an important repository of information about the large-scale climate change that has occurred during many Quaternary glacialinterglacial cycles. The lateral and vertical lithologic and stratigraphic complexity of these depositional units and their response to climatic and sea-level change are poorly understood, making it difficult to predict lithologic distribution and to place historical and future climate and sea-level change within a natural geologic context. Mapping Quaternary siliciclastic depositional units on low-relief coastal plains traditionally has been based on their expression in aerial photographs and low-resolution topographic maps. Accuracy and detail have been hindered by low relief and lack of exposure. High-resolution airborne lidar surveys, along with surface and borehole geophysical measurements, are being used to identify subtle lateral and vertical boundaries of lithologic units on the Texas Coastal Plain within Quaternary strata. Ground and borehole conductivity measurements discriminate sandy barrier island and fluvial and deltaic channel deposits from muddy floodplain, delta-plain, and estuarine deposits. Borehole conductivity and natural gamma logs similarly distinguish distinct lithologic units in the subsurface and identify erosional unconformities that likely separate units deposited during different glacial-interglacial stages. High-resolution digital elevation models obtained from airborne lidar surveys reveal previously unrecognized topographic detail that aids identification of surface features such as sandy channels, clay-rich interchannel deposits, and accretionary features on Pleistocene barrier islands. An optimal approach to identify lithologic and stratigraphic distribution in low-relief coastal-plain environments employs ① an initial lidar survey to produce a detailed elevation model; ② selective surface sampling and geophysical measurements based on preliminary mapping derived from lidar data and aerial imagery; and ③ borehole sampling, logging, and analysis at key sites selected after lidar and surface measurements are complete.

Keywords： Lithology Geophysics Electromagnetic induction Lidar

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SH-Mode Seismic-Reflection Imaging of Earthfill Dams Article

Edward W. Woolery

Engineering 2018, Volume 4, Issue 5, Pages 694-701 doi: 10.1016/j.eng.2018.08.009

Abstract: ., faults, cavities, low-velocity layers, etc.) are typical problems in near-surface geophysics.However, strategic geotechnical drilling integrated with the broad utility of near-surface geophysics

Keywords： Geophysics Seismic reflection Shear-wave Near-surface Dam safety