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Volume 22, Issue 5
  • ISSN: 1569-4445
  • E-ISSN: 1873-0604

Abstract

Abstract

There are a number of success stories of how geophysical investigations have been combined with geotechnical investigations to increase the knowledge of our subsurface from around the world. However, there is still a lack of understanding between these two professions, geophysicists and geotechnical engineers. The lack of understanding mainly considers what different geophysical methods deliver in form of results and accuracy. To promote the use of geophysical investigations even more, we need to address the purpose and expectations of the geophysical investigations, the awareness of method limitations and uncertainties of the different methods, and which standards and tools for interpretation and visualization are used.

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