Guide for Using the Seismic-Reflection Method for Shallow Subsurface Investigation

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Reflection ◽  
Reflection Method ◽  
Shallow Subsurface ◽  
Seismic Reflection Method ◽  
Subsurface Investigation

scholarly journals Seismic reflection investigations of sinkholes beneath Interstate Highway 70 in Kansas

Geophysics ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don W. Steeples ◽  
Ralph W. Knapp ◽  
Carl D. McElwee
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Seismic Reflection ◽  
Reflection Method ◽  
Highway Traffic ◽  
Interstate Highway ◽  
Recording Technique ◽  
Engineering Studies ◽  
Seismic Reflection Method ◽  
Subsurface Investigation

Seismic reflection studies were performed across actively developing sinkholes located astride Interstate Highway 70 in Russell County, Kansas. Results indicate that high‐resolution seismic reflection surveys are useful in the subsurface investigation of some sinkholes. In particular, we were able to delineate the subsurface vertical and horizontal extent of the sinkholes because of the excellent acoustical marker‐bed characteristics of the Stone Corral anhydrite. The seismic reflection evidence presented here, combined with borehole information from 1967, suggest that the Stone Corral anhydrite has been down‐dropped within one of the sinkholes as much as 30 m in 13 years. The seismic reflection method is potentially useful in engineering studies of other sinkholes and karst features. The seismic data presented here were obtained in the presence of relatively heavy highway traffic (i.e., up to a few dozen vehicles per minute) using the MiniSOSIE recording technique.

Detecting Abandoned Air-Raid Shelter Using The S-Wave Seismic Reflection Method

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunichiro Ito ◽  
Takao Aizawa ◽  
Fumio Nakada ◽  
Ryosuke Kitamura
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Reflection ◽  
Reflection Method ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Seismic Reflection Method

Seismic Reflection Expression of Reactivated Structures in the New Madrid Rift Complex

1988 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 141-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
John. L. Sexton
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Reflection ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Normal Faults ◽  
Earthquake Activity ◽  
Seismic Zone ◽  
Reflection Method ◽  
Intraplate Earthquakes ◽  
Reflection Data ◽  
Seismic Reflection Method ◽  
New Madrid

Abstract An important aspect of seismogenesis concerns the role of preexisting faults and other structural features as preferred zones of weakness in determining the pattern of strain accumulation and seismicity. Reactivation of zones of weakness by present day stress fields may be the cause of many intraplate earthquakes. To understand the relation between reactivated structures and seismicity, it is necessary to identify structures which are properly oriented with respect to the present-day stress field so that reactivation can occur. The seismic reflection method is very useful for identifying and delineating structures, particularly in areas where the structures are buried as in the New Madrid seismic zone. Application of the seismic reflection method in widely separated locations within the New Madrid rift complex has resulted in successful detection and delineation of reactivated rift-related structures which are believed to be associated with earthquake activity. The purpose of this paper is to discuss results from seismic reflection profiling in the New Madrid rift complex. Reflection data from several surveys including USGS Vibroseis* surveys in the Reelfoot rift area reveal reactivated faults and other deep rift-related structures which appear to be associated with seismicity. High-resolution explosive and Mini-Sosie** reflection surveys on Reelfoot scarp and through the town of Cottonwood Grove, Tennessee, clearly show reverse faults in Paleozoic and younger rocks which have been reactivated to offset younger rocks. A Vibroseis survey in the Wabash Valley area of the New Madrid rift complex provides direct evidence for a few hundred feet of post-Pennsylvanian age reactivation of large-offset normal faults in Precambrian-age basement rocks. Several earthquake epicenters have been located in the vicinity of these structures. In the Rough Creek graben, Vibroseis reflection data provide clear evidence for reactivation of basement faults. The success of these reflection surveys shows that well-planned seismic reflection surveys must be included in any program seeking to determine the relationship between preexisting zones of weakness and seismicity of an area.

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