Modern Surveying and Geophysical Methods for Soil and Rock
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). This special issue belongs to the section "Geophysics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 35502
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil and rock investigation works; nondestructive testing methods; geophysical methods; geotechnical monitoring; remote sensing; soil and rock mechanics; shallow geothermal energy
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Interests: nondestructive testing methods; geotechnical monitoring; numerical modeling in geotechnics; risk assessment; climate change adaptation; energy geostructures
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of soil and rock investigation has made significant progress in recent decades. This is mainly due to the rapid development of near surface nondestructive geophysical methods, used either as an alternative or as a supplement to traditional destructive methods. With the possibility of covering a larger volume of investigated soil and rock, geophysical methods have overcome the discrete nature of destructive investigation methods. However, the application of geophysical methods requires specific knowledge and experience on data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation, because the obtained solution may not indicate unique soil and rock conditions. Additionally, the development of innovative surveying and monitoring techniques has significantly boosted soil and rock investigation research efforts, where techniques include photogrammetry, laser scanning, and thermography. This Special Issue welcomes manuscripts dealing with various aspects of the geophysical investigation of soil and rock, including the geological, hydrogeological, engineering-geological, geotechnical, civil engineering, infrastructure management, shallow geothermal, and environmental applications, as well as the research dealing with innovative surveying and monitoring techniques with a special focus on terrestrial and aerial remote sensing techniques. The papers should focus on theoretical and experimental investigations, including instrumentation, data acquisition, data analysis, processing and interpretation, and modelling. Original and innovative applications of surveying and geophysical techniques are encouraged, especially those involving field case study implementations, as well as applications conducted in conjunction with other testing techniques and methods, leading to the enhancement of existing knowledge on soil and rock investigation. The overall aim of this Special Issue of Geosciences is to provide new insights, advances, and approaches in application of surveying and near-surface geophysical methods, including methodological developments and innovative applications. Papers should be understandable to a wide target audience, leading to multidisciplinary recognition of conducted research.
Prof. Meho-Saša Kovačević
Dr. Mario Bačić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Soil and rock investigations
- Site characterization
- Nondestructive testing
- Near surface geophysics
- Applied geophysics
- Remote surveying methods
- Rock and soil monitoring.