Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521576326 ISBN 13: 9780521576321

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1997

Geophysical imaging methods provide solutions to a wide variety of environmental and engineering problems: protection of soil and groundwater from contamination; disposal of chemical and nuclear waste; geotechnical site testing; landslide and ground subsidence hazard detection; location of archaeological artifacts. This book comprehensively describes the theory, data acquisition and interpretation of all of the principal techniques of geophysical surveying: gravity, magnetic, seismic, self-potential, resistivity, induced polarization, electromagnetic, ground-probing radar, radioactivity, geothermal, and geophysical borehole logging. Each chapter is supported by a large number of richly illustrated case histories. This book will prove to be a valuable textbook for senior undergraduates and postgraduates in environmental and applied geophysics, a supplementary course book for students of geology, engineering geophysics, civil and mining engineering, and a reference work for professional earth scientists, engineers and town planners.

Book Description:

Geophysical imaging methods provide solutions to a wide range of environmental and engineering problems. This book comprehensively describes all of the principal techniques of geophysical surveying: gravity, magnetic, seismic, self-potential, resistivity, induced polarization, electromagnetic, ground-probing radar, radioactivity, geothermal, and borehole logging. Each chapter is supported by a large number of richly illustrated case histories. A valuable course-book for senior undergraduates and postgraduates in environmental and applied geophysics, this book will also serve as a supplementary textbook for students of geology and engineering, and a reference work for professional earth scientists, engineers and town planners.

Review:

"The author has produced a text that introduces a well-balanced discussion and interesting case studies. The text should remain relevant and useful for some time to come." Pageoph