Seismic Exploration "Refraction" (EGP-321) Revised Feb. 09
CLASS SCHEDULE
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Mohamed G. El-Behiry
Office: 127/27 Class: 203/27
References:
1- Exploration Geophysics of the Shallow Subsurface "Chapter-3" (Burger, R. H., 1992), 2- Applied Geophysics (Telford et al., 1994)3- Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics (Sheriff, R., 2002) 4- Internet web sites
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Lecture Topic Lab Topic
Organization, Introduction to 1 Seismic Methods Relationships of seismic
velocities with Rock types and Elastic Moduli
Seismic Raypaths and Velocity 2 Relations
Travel time curves of different seismic wave types.
Critical Refraction, Snell's Law 3 Real travel time seismograms
and seismic velocity estimation
4 Monthly Exam-1
Refraction travel time curves
and quick interpretation Seismic Data Acquisition, Equipments and Field Data
5 Refraction Survey design
Travel times of different seismic shots and parameters estimation.
Refraction Interpretation Methods 6 ITM
Estimation of subsurface model for horizontal layers
7 Refraction Interpretation Methods
WFM
= Oral Presentations-1=
Estimation of subsurface model for dipping layers
8 Monthly Exam-2
Real data interpretation using ITM
9 Refraction Interpretation Methods
DTM
= Oral Presentations-2=
Real data interpretation using DTM
10 Refraction Interpretation Methods
PMM
= Oral Presentations-3=
Real data interpretation using PMM
11 Refraction Interpretation Methods
GRM
= Oral Presentations-4=
Estimation of fault position from travel time data.
12 Monthly Exam-3
Refraction Inhomogeneities & 13 Refraction Modeling
