Application of Geophysics to Civil Engineering
Construction
- Utility Mapping - Pipes (water, gas, between others) and cables
- Pavement thickness
- Reinforcement Bar Locating/ Evaluation
- Concrete slab thickness
- Crack, voids, sunken layers
- Detection of cold joint
- Distinguish between PVC, metal and wood
Transport
- Roads and highways: pavement base/ Sub layer thickness
- Airport Runaway integrity testing
- Voids under pavement
- Railroad Bed profiling
- Tie elevation
- Ice roads
- Buried weapons
- Tunnels inspections