APPLICATION
The SEISMIC REFRACTION method is one of the most developed in geophysics for:
Analysis of the mechanical properties of the massifs prior to the construction of large public works (dams, major works ...).
Road and rail routes, rippability, etc.
Civil engineering: earthworks rippability, borrowing area of materials, hardness of the stratum, depth of foundation foundation, search for discontinuities, etc.
Geotechnical investigation
Hydrogeology: determination of the thickness of the aquifer and its cover, discontinuities and fracturing, etc.
Geological reconnaissance: variation of substratum depth, lithology and stratigraphy, basin and palaeovalline recognition, recognition of alterite and alluvial zones, etc.
Quarry and mine: location and thickness of deposits.
Geothermal: research resources, faults, etc.
Environment: stability of slope and slope, location of storage sites, etc.