Characterization of an unstable rock slope using active and passive seismic techniques

Hansruedi Maurer, Tom Spillmann, Björn Heincke, Heike Willenberg, Alan G. Green

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Resumé

In the framework of a multidisciplinary project, 3D refraction tomography and passive microseismic data were acquired on an unstable rock slope in the western Swiss Alps. The final refraction tomogram revealed a conspicuous zone of extremely low velocities indicative of a highly fractured and thus unstable rock mass. Analyses of about 250 microseismic events located within the study area offered further information on the kinematic and dynamic behavior of the rock slope. The highest activity was located near the scarp of a recent rock slide. Both the tomographic image and the seismicity pattern provided critical information for future hazard analyses and the implementation of appropriate countermeasures.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelSociety of Exploration Geophysicists - SEG International Exposition and 76tth Annual Meeting 2006, SEG 2006
ForlagSociety of Exploration Geophysicists
Sider1457-1461
Antal sider5
ISBN (Trykt)978-1-60423-697-2
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2006
Udgivet eksterntJa
BegivenhedSociety of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 76th Annual Meeting 2006 - New Orleans, USA
Varighed: 1 okt. 20066 okt. 2006
Konferencens nummer: 76

Konference

KonferenceSociety of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 76th Annual Meeting 2006
Forkortet titelSEG 2006
Land/OmrådeUSA
ByNew Orleans
Periode1/10/066/10/06

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  • Programområde 3: Energiressourcer

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