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Authors
Affiliations
1 National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad-500007, IN
Source
Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 71, No 2 (2008), Pagination: 261-265
Abstract
Delineation of shear zones and fracture systems in hard rock areas is essential in locating potential groundwater zones. The Mu1tichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) is a new developing seismic geophysical technique, which has now been widely used in imaging shallow subsurface, in terms of shear wave velocity. We test its potentiality in Hyderabad granite terrain, at Wailapally watershed, for delineating shear zones and fractures in a shallow granite basement covered with thin weathering and alluvium cover. Surface wave data were obtained at three sites using 24 channel seismograph, and were used to model the shear wave velocity of the subsurface. The study clearly demarcates the bedrock depths, shear zones or faults, fractures, weathering and soi1 covers in the shallow subsurface up to a depth of -30 m, the results are also in good agreement with the surface geological observations. Therefore, the MASW is an excellent geophysical tool that can clearly demarcate the shallow structures favorable for groundwater in hard rock areas.
Keywords
Surface Waves, Shear Zones, Fractures, Granite, Groundwater, Wallapally, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
