| Session Details
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| Section |
SE - Solid Earth Sciences
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| Session Title |
Geophysical Investigations in Geotechnical Engineering |
| Main Convener |
Dr. Mukat Sharma (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India)
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| Co-convener(s) |
Dr. Ku Taeseo (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
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| Session Description |
Geotechnical site investigation is a complex process of collecting information and evaluating the conditions of the site for the purpose of Geotechnical engineering. It commonly involves the determination of dynamic soil parameters and to estimate these parameters, various type of conventional geotechnical surveys are carried out along with geophysical techniques. In perspective of saving time, site accessibility of large area and economic resources, the utilization of geophysical methods in geotechnical engineering has become a promising approach in civil engineering and environmental fields in past few years. In geotechnical engineering, the linearity and non-linearity behavior of soil are mainly governed by level of induced strain in soils. So the estimation of dynamic soil property by geophysical methods require careful dealing with level of strains. This session will be devoted to these methods which include use of elastic, electrical, gravity and any other anomaly which can give the signals of use. Case studies for determination of geotechnical parameters through the geophysical methods to illustrated and highlight drawback and advantage of geophysical methods will be included in the session. |
