Hire Professionals for Quality Void Detection and Seismic Surveys

Posted by terradat on February 27th, 2020

Geophysical surveys help to collect comprehensive information about the subsurface non-destructively. Civil engineering, energy, archaeology, mineral exploration, and geotechnical sectors utilize seismic survey, methane gas survey, utility survey, and other different surveys to investigate sites to find out water/ mineral resources, geo-hazards, archaeological structures, brown-field features, geothermal prospects, mine-workings, geotechnical properties, voids, bedrock profiles, UXO, etc. Unlike conventional techniques, a geophysical site investigation is low cost and ensures success in invasive work.

Common Geophysical Surveys 

A geophysical survey is a process in which geophysical data is orderly collected for spatial investigations. It is done for the geophysical signal detection and analysis to obtain information related to the internal structure, seismic activities, etc. Special equipment and techniques are used by professionals to investigate a site. For instance, the void detection survey is done through the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to scan a particular area of ground and discover the location of underground voids, subsidence, and sink-holes. It is essential to check the integrity of the ground before employing heavy equipment. The most important advantage of these geophysical surveys is that operators and people on site are not exposed to dangerous substances.

Why is Professional Services Crucial?

Established survey companies in the UK have the necessary equipment and team of experience and skills people to execute void detection, seismic, or mine shaft survey for flawless ground investigation and exploration for different industries. They utilize various geophysical methods, including ground radar (GPR), microgravity cross-hole seismic, seismic reflection, ground conductivity (EM), seismic refraction, magnetics MASW (Surface Wave Surveys), microgravity, electrical resistivity, and Tomography (ERT). Industries and organizations that need reliable geophysical intelligence for the detection of unexploded ordnance, deformation monitoring on buildings, archaeological mapping, water exploration/drainage, aerial orthophoto creation, profiling bedrock properties for pipeline/bridge river crossings demand specialist geophysicists and survey instrumentation.