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Geophysical Exploration Methods

Prof. Elango Lakshmanan · IIT Madras

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Lectures

week-01

  1. 1. Introduction and Scope of Different Methods - I Video
  2. 2. Introduction and Scope of Different Methods - II Video
  3. 3. Electrical Methods Video
  4. 4. Comparison of Electrical and Hydraulic Properties Video
  5. 5. Array Advantages and Disadvantages - I Video

week-02

  1. Electrical Resistivity Methods : Method of Field Operation, Electrical Profiling and Case Studies Video
  2. 7. Electrical Resistivity Methods : Vertical Electrical Sounding Methods Video
  3. 8. Electrical Resistivity Methods : Vertical Electrical Sounding Data interpretation Methods Video
  4. 9. Electrical Resistivity methods : 3D resistivity tomography case study and Applications Video
  5. 10. Field Demonstration of Vertical Electrical Sounding Video

week-03

  1. 11. Application of VES and 3D Tomography for Identification of Seawater intrusion Video
  2. 12. Resistivity Methods for Estimation of Aquifer Properties Video
  3. Expert Lecture - Dr. V.Arulprakasam Video
  4. 14. Electrical Self Potential Method Introduction Video
  5. 15. Electrical Self Potential Method Field Procedure Video
  6. 16. Applications & Case studies -Self Potential method Video

week-04

  1. 17. Electrical Induced Polarization Method - 1 Video
  2. 18. IP Time and Frequency Domain Methods Video
  3. 19. Electromagnetic Methods Video
  4. 20. Electromagnetic Method Field Demonstration Video
  5. 21. Expert Lectures Video

week-05

  1. 22. Seismic Methods Introdcution Video
  2. 23. Seismic operation on land Video
  3. 24. Explosive Sources Video
  4. 25. Non-explosive Sources and Receiving Seismic Signals Video
  5. 26. Recording of Seismic Signals and Data Reduction Video

week-06

  1. 27 - Seismic Method- Types : Refraction Method, Two layer case study Video
  2. 28 - Refraction Method - Case study on Multi layer and Dipping layer Video
  3. 29. Borehole Seismics Video
  4. 30 - Geophysics for tunneling & Dam Construction - Expert Lecture by Dr Sanjay Rana - 1 Video
  5. 31.Geophysics for tunneling & Dam Construction - Expert Lecture by Dr Sanjay Rana - 2 Video
  6. 32. Seismic Reflection Method Video

week-07

  1. 33. Seismic Reflection Applications and Case Studies - 1 Video
  2. 34. Seismic Reflection Applications and Case Studies - 2 Video
  3. 35. Expert Lecture (Seismic Exploration) - Dr. N. Satyavani, NGRI Video
  4. 36. Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) Video
  5. 37. MASW - Case Studies Video
  6. 38. Expert Lecture(MASW) - Dr.K. Satish Kumar, NGRI Video

week-08

  1. 39. Gravity Methods Introduction Video
  2. 40. Gravity Method Principle & Types of Gravity Measurements Video
  3. 41. Types of Gravimeters Video
  4. 42. Calibration and Drift Correction Video
  5. 43. Gravity data reduction or Correction 1 Video

week-09

  1. 44. Gravity data reduction or Correction - 2 Video
  2. 45. Gravity Method ( Interpretation) _ Quantitative Methods Video
  3. 46. Gravity Method _indirect interpretation Video
  4. 47. Gravity Method Application and Case Studies Video
  5. 48. Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment ( GRACE Mission) Video
  6. 49. GRACE - Case Studies Video

week-10

  1. 50. Magnetic Methods Introduction Video
  2. 51. Magnetometers Video
  3. 52. Interpretation and Case studies Video
  4. 53. Expert Lecture - Prof.N. Sundararajan Video

week-11

  1. 54. Ground Penetrating Radar Video
  2. 55. GPR - Field Demonstration Video
  3. 56. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Video
  4. 57. Surface Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - 1 Video
  5. 58. Surface Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - 2 Video
  6. 59. Expert Lecture - Dr. Pramod Kumar Sharma Video
  7. 60. Radioactive Methods Video

week-12

  1. 61. Geophysical Well Logging methods - I Video
  2. 62. Geophysical Well Logging Methods - II Video
  3. 63. Induction Log Video
  4. 64. Radiometric logging and applications Video
  5. 64. Other logging methods - Sonic, Caliper, Temperature Video
  6. 66. Fluid conductivity and NMR logging Video
  7. 67. Bore Hole Camera and Summary of Logging methods Video
  8. 68. Answers to the Questions Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 04-02-2025 Video
  2. Live Session 18-02-2025 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Madras
Department
Civil Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Elango Lakshmanan
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
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