Caracterização geofísica de alvos rasos com aplicações no planejamento urbano e meio ambiente: estudo sobre o sítio controlado do IAG/USP / Geophysics characterization of shallow targets with applications in the urban planning and environmental: Study on the Shallow Geophysical Test Site of IAG/USP.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

The implantation of the Shallow Geophysical Test Site (SCGR) of the Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences Institute (IAG), from University of Sao Paulo (USP), is a mark in national geophysical history. It is the first site Shallow geophysical study site installed in Brazil. This Test Site is located next to Physics Institute in front of IAG/USP, comprehending an area of 1500 m2 (50 m x 30 m). In this area, different targets were installed, with varied dimensions and different depths, buried in seven lines of 30 meters. Targets were chosen aiming at reproducing a small sample of main objects found in urban environment. The goal of the study was characterizing targets installed in SCGR by using different geophysical methods with emphasis in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), electric and inductive electromagnetic (EM-38) methods. This characterization consisted in evaluating the performance and reliability of geophysical methods, when applied in targets whose physical properties are well-known. Measurements were carried out before the targets installation in subsurface, in order to obtain data from land background or geologic horizons before disturbances. In a second stage, geophysical data were obtained after target installation. Geophysical results were shown in 2D profiles, and depth slices in volumetric blocks, Quasi-3D. Geophysical data from land background showed an earthwork layer, with thickness up to 2.8 meters, above loamy sediments of Pinheiros River. EM-38 enabled the mapping of all metallic targets buried until 1.5 meter of maxim depth. The identification of some metallic targets also buried in the depth of 0.5 meter was possible with chargeability results. Electric resistivity data allowed the identification of a metallic tube buried at the centre of the area, to 0.5 meter of depth, and of representative geological materials targets. GPR results identified of the majority of targets buried in SCGR with better resolution than those ones shown highest dielectric contrast. This research contributes for geophysical method refinement applied to everyday problems mostly in geotechnical, urban planning, archaeological and environmental studies.

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shallow geophysical test site caminhamento elétrico iag em-38 sev tomografia elétrica gpr electric tomography scgr eletrorresistividade em38 ves geofísica gpr

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