Application: Boring Location Clearance
* ,
Green
= Recommended
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Yellow
= Ok, Under Certain Conditions
X ,
Red
= Not Recommended
Techniques
Acoustic Leak Detection
X
Downhole/Crosshole Radar
X
Downhole/Crosshole Seismic
X
Earthquake Seismology
X
Electromagnetic Induction
?
Fathometry
X
Geoelectric Leak Detection
X
Gephysical Borehole Logging
X
Gravity
X
Ground Penetrating Radar
*
Induced Polarization
X
Magnetic Gradiometry
*
Magnetic Susceptibility
?
Magnetic Total Field
*
Metal Detection
*
Multi-Beam Sonar
X
Radiometry
X
Resistivity Imaging
X
Resistivity Profiling
X
Resistivity Sounding
X
RF Electromagnetics
X
Seismic Reflection
X
Seismic Refraction
X
Seismic Shear Wave
X
Side Scan Sonar
X
Spontaneous Potential
X
Sub-Bottom Sonar
X
Time Domain Electromagnetics
?
Vibration Monitoring
X
VLF Electromagnetics
X
X-Ray Fluorescence
X
Applications
Aquifer Evaluation
Bearing Capacity Estimation
Boring Location Clearance
Bridge Pier Scour Detection
Buried Drum Detection Mapping
Buried Waste Characterization
Cave Detection/Delineation
Concrete Thickness Determination
Depth-to-Rock
Detection/Mapping of Disseminated Metals
Fault/Fracture Detection/Tracing
Foundation Element Imaging
Geoarchaeological Studies
Grave/Burial Detection Mapping
Groundwater Contamination Plume Detection/Delineation
Hydrocarbon Detection/Delineation
Hydrographic Studies
Identification of Water-Bearing Zones
In-situ Density Estimation
Landfill/Lagoon Liner Leak Detection
Ordnance Detection/Mapping
Pipeline Leak Detection
Rebar/Cable Detection/Tracing
Roadway/Pavement Evaluation
Rock Rippability Estimation
Sea Floor Mapping
Sedimentation Studies
Seismic Hazard Determination
Septic System Detection/Delineation
Shipwreck Location
Sinkhole Detection/Delineation/Prediction
Sinkhole Hazard Studies
Stratigraphic Mapping/Profiling
Subsidence Investigations
Uncontained Waste Detection/Mapping
UST Detection/Delineation
Utility Detection/Tracing
Void/Washout Detection
Water Table Mapping
Well Characterization
Well Construction Planning or Confirmation
Well Siting
