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

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

doi:10.1190/1.2369778

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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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Society of Exploration Geophysicists - SEG International Exposition and 76tth Annual Meeting 2006, SEG 2006
Publisher	Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Pages	1457-1461
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-60423-697-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1190/1.2369778
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 76th Annual Meeting 2006 - New Orleans, United States Duration: 1 Oct 2006 → 6 Oct 2006 Conference number: 76

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Conference	Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 76th Annual Meeting 2006
Abbreviated title	SEG 2006
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans
Period	1/10/06 → 6/10/06

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Programme Area 3: Energy Resources

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Maurer, H, Spillmann, T, Heincke, B, Willenberg, H & Green, AG 2006, Characterization of an unstable rock slope using active and passive seismic techniques. in Society of Exploration Geophysicists - SEG International Exposition and 76tth Annual Meeting 2006, SEG 2006. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, pp. 1457-1461, Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 76th Annual Meeting 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 1/10/06. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.2369778

Characterization of an unstable rock slope using active and passive seismic techniques. / Maurer, Hansruedi; Spillmann, Tom; Heincke, Björn et al.
Society of Exploration Geophysicists - SEG International Exposition and 76tth Annual Meeting 2006, SEG 2006. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2006. p. 1457-1461.

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