Application of combined geophysical methods for the examination of a water dam subsoil
Authors:
- Tomisław Gołębiowski,
- Bogdan Piwakowski,
- Michał Ćwiklik,
- Antoni Bojarski
Abstract
The paper presents the results of geophysical measurements that were carried out in the vicinity of the water dam/water reservoir supplying the city of Bielsko-Biala with drinking water. The measurements were performed in order to non-invasively detect faults, fractured zones and areas filled with breccia, which may be, at the same time, a preferential path of groundwater flow. The aforementioned factors influence the stability of the dam. The general identification of the examined media was realized by the electrical resistivity tomography method. The ERT surveys were supplemented by capacitively-coupled resistivity. The electrical methods allowed them to recognize geological settings, indicate possible fault locations, and point out the fault plane as a path of water flow. The ground penetrating radar method detected fractured and filled water areas and underground water paths in the dam’s forefield as a result of the method’s very high resolution. The high resolution seismic reflection method provided a clear and high resolution image of the relatively deep geological structure and verified a location and the run of the faults. In general, the complex geophysical-geological interpretation enabled classification of the unconsolidated/fractured zones associated with faults as a place where the erosion process is the most intense and can bring danger on the dam. Finally, it was confirmed that the area should be the subject of geophysical monitoring.
- Record ID
- CUTbfbc4c4e8680441395f6cfd8d48c8555
- Publication categories
- ;
- Author
- Journal series
- Water, ISSN , e-ISSN 2073-4441, Biweekly
- Issue year
- 2021
- Vol
- 13
- No
- 21
- Pages
- [1-25]
- Article number
- 2981
- Other elements of collation
- fot.; mapy; rys.; tab.; wykr.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 23-25; Bibliografia (liczba pozycji) - 65; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Vol. 13, Iss. 21
- Substantive notes
- Section: Hydrogeology
- Keywords in English
- Water dam, hydrotechnical construction, geophysical methods, water flow
- DOI
- DOI:10.3390/w13212981 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/21/2981 Opening in a new tab
- Related project
- E-mobilność oraz zrównoważone materiały i technologie. . Project leader at PK: , ,
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
- Score (nominal)
- 100
- Additional fields
- Indeksowana w: Web of Science, Scopus
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUTbfbc4c4e8680441395f6cfd8d48c8555/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUTbfbc4c4e8680441395f6cfd8d48c8555
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