Delineate subsurface structures with ground penetrating radar

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7177271

Wyatt, D E ^[1]; Hu, L Z ^[2]; Ramaswamy, M ^[3]; Sexton, B G ^[4]

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1. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
2. New Wave Technology, Houston, TX (United States)
3. Houston Advanced Research Center, Woodlands, TX (United States)
4. Microseeps, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

High resolution ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys were conducted at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina in late 1991 to demonstrate the radar techniques in imaging shallow utility and soil structures. Targets of interest at two selected sites, designated as H- and D-areas, were a buried backfilled trench, buried drums, geologic stratas, and water table. Multiple offset 2-D and single offset 3-D survey methods were used to acquire high resolution radar data. This digital data was processed using standard seismic processing software to enhance signal quality and improve resolution. Finally, using a graphics workstation, the 3D data was interpreted. In addition, a small 3D survey was acquired in The Woodlands, Texas, with very dense spatial sampling. This data set adequately demonstrated the potential of this technology in imaging subsurface features.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 7177271
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-92-214; CONF-9210171--1; ON: DE93000474
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540210 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Basic Studies-- (1990-)
540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA PROCESSING
IMAGES
LEVELS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PROCESSING
RADAR
RANGE FINDERS
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SOILS
UNDERGROUND
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS