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H/V Ratio as an Indicator for Cavity Detection : Numerical and Experimental Study
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018, Jun 2018, Volume 2018, p.1 - 5
Abstract
Summary
In the aim to contribute to identify the capacity of Rayleigh waves for underground cavities detection, we propose a combined approach based on numerical and experimental data obtained in a reduced-scale laboratory. We propose to calculate the H/V ratio of the wave field in presence of a void. First, the study is conducted on a homogeneous model. It shows that the positions of H/V anomalies depend on the cavity depth and are invariant with the diameter of the cavity. The results are then confirmed in an experimental bi-layer model. Thus, the H/V ratio seems to be a robust observable for cavity detection.
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