Geophysical Services


Why Geophysics?

Because regarless of the possible application — engineering, environmental, or archeological — high resolution geophysical methods offer non-invasive methods to help “see what you’ve been missing” in the subsurface.  A client calls and needs to find voids under an airport runway ASAP.  Or your firm needs to delineate the boundaries of a contaminant plume that is thought to be flowing from a landfill.  Or you need to know how deep the bedrock is for your foundation design.  In situations like these, the job needs to be done quickly and efficiently.  That’s the benefit of geophysics.  Geophysical surveys can provide accurate and timely answers to questions with a minimum amount of disturbance to the surface of a site.  In essence, geophysics allows you to “see below the surface” without having to excavate large areas or drill an inordinate number of boreholes.

Environmental Geophysics
Objective GPR Seismic Resistivity Electro-
magnetic
Magnetic VLF PUL Borehole Logging
Locate underground storage tanks, utilities, and other buried structures
Determine depth of water table
Locate possible contaminant pathways
Map extent of contaminant plume/debris
Characterize bedrock topography, depth, and properties
Engineering Geophysics/Geotechnical Investigations
Objective GPR Seismic Resistivity Electro-
magnetic
Magnetic VLF PUL Borehole Logging
Determine subsurface conductivity structure
Determine thickness of concrete of pavement
Characterize bedrock topography, depth, and properties
Detect/locate utilities and voids
Locate bedrock fractures
Archaeological Geophysics
Objective GPR Seismic Resistivity Electro-
magnetic
Magnetic VLF PUL Borehole Logging
Locate individual buried objects
Detect subsurface voids
Locate grave sites
Detect/delineate former foundations
Determine location of former ground surfaces
Determine boundaries of former human occupation

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