Practical application of the Refraction method

Doneva, Blagica and Delipetrev, Marjan and Dimov, Gorgi (2022) Practical application of the Refraction method. Balkan journal of applied mathematics and informatics, 5 (1). pp. 43-55. ISSN 2545-4803

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Abstract

Seismic refraction is a surface geophysics method that utilizes the refraction of seismic waves on geology layers and rock/soil units to characterize the subsurface
geologic conditions. The method involves a geophysical principle governed by Snell’s Law, which is a formula used to describe the relationship between seismic wave angles
of refraction when passing through a boundary between two different isotropic media.
The Seismic Refraction method depends on the principal that seismic waves possess varying compression and shear wave velocities within differing types of soil and rock
material. Analysis of refracted wavelet arrival times, velocities, and geophone geometries can be used to estimate general soil types and approximate depths to strata
boundaries, water tables and/or the upper bedrock surface to be determined.
Seismic refraction is exploited in engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, and exploration geophysics.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Natural sciences > Earth and related environmental sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences
Depositing User:	Blagica Doneva
Date Deposited:	09 Aug 2022 11:02
Last Modified:	09 Aug 2022 11:02
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/29960

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