Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Catalog description

A hands-on introduction to non-invasive geophysical methods applied to subsurface investigations of soil and bedrock conditions, groundwater, geotechnical engineering, forensics, archaeology and other environmental applications. Students will use ground penetrating radar, seismic, gravity resistivity, electromagnetic and magnetic methods in the field one afternoon a week to investigate relevant environmental and geotechnical problems. A background in geology is not expected. Prerequisites: APMA 0340 and PHYS 0470 , or ENGN 0510 , or instructor permission.