(see also Seismic Methods: Refraction
Seismic Waves Body Surface P S Love Rayleigh
Seismic Wave Speeds MaterialP wave Velocity (m/s)S wave Velocity (m/s) Air332 Water Petroleum Steel Concrete Granite Basalt Sandstone Limestone Sand (Unsaturated) Sand (Saturated) Clay Glacial Till (Saturated)
Reflection and Refraction sin 1 = sin 3 = Vp 1 Vs 1 sin 2 = sin 4 = Vs 2 Vp 2 p (ray parameter)
Critical Refraction
Seismic Refraction Waves passing from slow to fast medium
Reflection & Refraction T, msec Direct Reflected Refracted
Refraction Analysis (flat): Velocity estimation
Depth from TT curve
Structure from TT curve
Refraction: One layer case
Refraction: 3 layer case
Engineering Quad 1/27/00 12 gauge source 1m geophone spacing, 1 m minimum offset
Data from Treman (11/2/05)
Engineering Quad 1/27/00 12 gauge source 1m geophone spacing, 1 m minimum offset SHOT *
Seismic Raytracing (forward modeling)