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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Second cycle degree course in
Geological sciences applied to environmental sustainability
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability

APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
cod. 02068

Academic year 2022/23
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Roberto FRANCESE
Academic discipline
Geofisica applicata (GEO/11)
Field
Discipline geofisiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
62 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN
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Learning objectives

Understanding the fundamentals of the major geophysical prospecting techniques for environmental and engineering purposes and to exploit georesources.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

SEISMIC METHODS
- borehole seismic;
- first-break tomography;
- seismic reflection;
- SASW, MASW, ReMi;
- HVSR.
ELECTRICAL METHODS
VES;
Earth Resistivity Tomography.
GPR METHOD.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Course notes.

Applied Geophysics (2nd edition) by W. M. Telford, L. P. Geldart and R. E. Sheriff, Cambridge University Press, 1991.

Introduction to Applied Geophysics: Exploring the Shallow Subsurface by H. Robert Burger, Anne F. Sheehan, Craig H. Jones, N & C pub., 2006.

Teaching methods

Lectures, Laboratories, Field and team work.
Lectures will cover both theory and applications.
Laboratory work will be organized in groups of three-four students focusing on the solution of practical problems also using data collected during field work.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written examination.

Other information

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