Seismic technique is one of the most developed geophysical techniques, providing vital information on subsurface, crucial for most of the engineering projects. Seismic Refraction surveys are routinely carried out for assessment of subsurface conditions prior to engineering projects. With recent advances in seismic refraction technology and software, practitioners are faced with numerous choices in selecting acquisition and inversion parameters, some of which can affect results substantially. The course includes a review of the seismic method followed by instrumentation, survey techniques, data processing and interpretation methods. This course covers the seismic refraction and seismic refraction tomography method for practicing field surveyors that are currently involved in seismic surveys as well as in academic research. This course covers the basics of seismic surface waves, data acquisition, and data processing. The course will cover the fundamentals in such a way that participants can, upon its completion, engage in common applications such as bedrock depth determination, identification of faults/ fractures/ shear zones, thickness of overburden, estimation of rock quality/ degree of weathering, and other such applications. It will demonstrate how to process the data, and each participant will be guided step-by-step in processing actual field data sets. All geotechnical engineers, geologists, geophysicists and researchers dealing with strength of subsurface can benefit from attending this course and learning about this state-of-the-art seismic technique. The Primary Objectives of the course are:<ol><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-align-justify">to grasp basic concepts of seismic waves,</li><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-align-justify">to understand the overall field procedure for optimal data acquisition,</li><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-align-justify">to provide first-hand experience in processing field data sets to generate two-dimensional (2-D) P- wave velocity (V) cross sections.</li><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-align-justify">to recognize typical applications of SRT, and</li><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-align-justify">to be fully flexible in data acquisition and processing so that one can handle challenging situations more successfully.</li></ol>

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Seismic technique is one of the most developed geophysical techniques, providing vital information on subsurface, crucial for most of the engineering projects. Seismic Refraction surveys are routinely carried out for assessment of subsurface conditions prior to engineering projects.

Seismic Refraction & Seismic Refraction Tomography: Advanced

Since its first introduction in the late 1990s, the multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) method has been utilized by an increasing number of practitioners for a growing array of geotechnical projects, and further researched by many investigators worldwide. The MASW method provides one of the most critically important geotechnical parameters-stiffness of ground materials. It provides this information in terms of seismic shear-wave velocity (Vs) distribution in both vertical and horizontal directions. From an elastic theory viewpoint, shear wave velocity (Vs) is the most powerful indicator of a material's stiffness. This course covers the basics of seismic surface waves, data acquisition, data processing and the fundamentals in such a way that participants can, upon its completion, engage in common applications such as seismic site characterization (Vs-30m) and mapping soil/bedrock shear-wave velocity (Vs) cross sections. It will demonstrate how to process surface-wave data, and each participant will be guided step-by-step in processing actual field data sets. All geotechnical engineers and researchers dealing with stiffness of ground and pavement can benefit from attending this course and learning about this state-of-the-art seismic technique. The Primary Objectives of the course are:<ol><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-align-justify">To grasp basic concepts of seismic surface waves,</li><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-align-justify">To understand the overall field procedure for optimal data acquisition,</li><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-align-justify">To provide first-hand experience in processing field data sets to generate two-dimensional (2-D) shear-wave velocity (V) cross sections as well as 1-D profiles,</li><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-align-justify">To recognize typical applications of MASW, and</li><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-align-justify">To be fully flexible in data acquisition and processing so that one can handle challenging situations more successfully.</li></ol>

This course covers the basics of seismic surface waves, and data acquisition, data processing. It will demonstrate how to process surface-wave data, and each participant will be guided step-by-step in processing actual field data sets.

Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Waves: Advanced          

With recent advances in ERI technology and software, practitioners are faced with numerous choices in selecting acquisition and inversion parameters, some of which can affect results substantially. Mistakes in field surveys and interpretation are common in ERT surveys. The proposed certification course includes a review of the resistivity method followed by instrumentation, survey techniques, data processing and interpretation methods. This course covers the ERT method for practicing field surveyors that are currently involved in resistivity surveys as well as in academic research. Do you face any of the following challenges? 1. Inability to choose right data acquisition parameters2. Failing to obtain data in difficult field conditions3. Unable to get best results out of acquired data4. Not able to bring RMS error within acceptable limits5. Not able to process the data in 3D6. Not able to interpret the resistivity section &amp; translate it to geology

With recent advances in ERI technology and software, practitioners are faced with numerous choices in selecting acquisition and inversion parameters, some of which can affect results substantially. Mistakes in field surveys and interpretation are common in ERT surveys.

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