Geophysical testing of rock and its relationships to physical properties

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• Creators:
  Tran, Khiem T. ; Hiltunen, Dennis R. ; Sarno, Ariel I. ; Hudyma, Nick
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Florida. Dept. of Civil and Coastal Engineering
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Annealing Drilled Shafts Finite Difference Foundations Full Waveform Geophysical Prospecting Geotechnical Engineering Global Optimization Rock Mechanics Rocks Rock Sockets Seismic Waves Simulated Annealing Underground Structures

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• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Edition:
  Final Report; May 2008-February 2011
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida. Department of Transportation. Research Center
• Abstract:
  Testing techniques were designed to characterize spatial variability in geotechnical engineering physical parameters of
  
  rock formations. Standard methods using seismic waves, which are routinely used for shallow subsurface
  
  investigation, have limitations in characterizing challenging profiles at depth that include low-velocity layers and
  
  embedded cavities. This research focuses on overcoming these limitations by developing two new methods using both
  
  sensitive data and a global inversion scheme. The first method inverts combined surface and borehole travel times for
  
  a wave velocity profile. The technique is based on an extremely fast method to compute first-arrival times through the
  
  velocity models. The capability of this inversion technique is tested with both synthetic and real experimental data
  
  sets. The inversion results show that this technique successfully maps 2-D velocity profiles with high variation. The
  
  inverted wave velocities from real data appear to be consistent with cone penetration test (CPT), geotechnical borings,
  
  and standard penetration test (SPT) results. The second method inverts full waveforms for a wave velocity profile. The
  
  strength of this approach is the ability to generate all possible wave types and, thus, to simulate and accurately model
  
  complex seismic wave fields that are then compared with observed data to deduce complex subsurface properties. The
  
  capability of this inversion technique is also tested with both synthetic and real experimental data sets. The inversion
  
  results from synthetic data show the ability of detecting reverse models that are hardly detected by traditional inversion
  
  methods that use only the dispersion property of Rayleigh waves. The inversion results from the real data are generally
  
  consistent with crosshole, SPT N-value, and material log results. Employed for site characterization of deep foundation
  
  design, the techniques can provide credible information for material at the socket and partially detect anomalies near
  
  the socket. Lastly, based upon a laboratory testing program conducted on rock cores, it does appear that relationships
  
  between geophysical measurements and geotechnical engineering design parameters are credible, though significant
  
  scatter does exist in the data. It could be postulated that geophysical measurements should be capable of indentifying
  
  large zones of poor quality rock, and the results can provide characterization of spatial variability in geotechnical
  
  engineering physical parameters useful in the design of deep foundations.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  BDK-75-977-01
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e26e57bdc6390e8aa87a65715569a3eef5f6d724714ab396876f686a3e3ff7ab
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18627/dot_18627_DS1.pdf
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