CHARACTERIZATION OF UNDERGROUND CAVITIES USING GRAVITY AND GPR METHOD
Detecting underground cavities is an important task that has many advantages on many different fields, such as the safety of construction projects, archaeological excavations, and mineral investigations. Many geophysical methods can be used to determine the location of underground cavities, like...
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| Format: | Final Project |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/71900 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | Detecting underground cavities is an important task that has many advantages on
many different fields, such as the safety of construction projects, archaeological
excavations, and mineral investigations. Many geophysical methods can be used to
determine the location of underground cavities, like gravity, ground penetrating radar
(GPR), and seismic. Moreover, two or more geophysical methods can be used at the
same time to avoid ambiguities that come from each geophysical method. In this
research, the author uses data from gravity and GPR measurement to determine the
porosity and water saturation of cavity-filling material of a cylindrical shaped cavity.
The equation is derived from bulk density equation and complex refractive index
model (CRIM). The equation is then applied to synthetic gravimetry that was obtained
using a program written in Python language and synthetic radargram that was
obtained using MatGPR. Five different models are used, each with different cavityfilling material, i.e. air, water, dry sand, partially saturated sand, and fully saturated
sand. The results have an error value ranging from 0.0801% to 0.3325% for porosity
and 0.1115% to 1.4903% for water saturation. |
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