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http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/167093.aspx

This article briefly reviews some of the geophysical methods most useful in transportation subsurface investigations. Advantages of geophysics are that it is conducted noninvasively, produces high-resolution data, and delivers results within one hour to a few weeks. Geophysical methods and their interpretation can save time and money on transportation projects.

English

pp 28-29

2012-3

TR News

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Cost effectiveness; Data collection; Geological surveying; Geophysical prospecting; Highway design; Highway planning; Image analysis

Data interpretation

Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB

May 31 2012 1:42PM

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