Journal
ACTA GEOPHYSICA
Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 2015-2030Publisher
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG
DOI: 10.1007/s11600-019-00370-7
Keywords
Geophysical methods; GPR; ERT; Gypsum karst; Karst hydrology
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- Cracow University of Technology [S-2/372/2013/DS, S-2/299/2016/DS, S-2/335/2017/DS]
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This paper presents the selected results of GPR (ground penetrating radar) and ERT (electrical resistivity tomography) surveys carried out on the sites in Poland where shallow karst forms were found in gypsum deposits. The aim of the surveys was the noninvasive detection of karst forms as well as weathered and fractured bedrock which may threaten the stability of the surface and, consequently, may cause damage to buildings, as well as overground and underground infrastructure. The geophysical surveys were conducted at a depth of only a few meters, i.e., to the depth of buildings foundations. GPR surveys were carried out in short-offset reflection profiling mode with standard orientation of the antennae set; however, on one site, different orientations of antennae were tested. During ERT surveys, different measurement arrays were applied in order to analyze which array was optimal for the detection of karst forms as well as weathered and fractured bedrock. Complex interpretation of geophysical surveys resulted in reduced ambiguity and revealed some regions, dangerous for surface stability. Due to the fact that gypsum deposits were investigated to the depth of maximum 10 m; therefore, hydrological processes were analyzed in the paper instead of hydrogeological processes.
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