Photographing layer thicknesses and discontinuities in a marble quarry with 3D GPR visualisation

KADIOĞLU S.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, vol.64, no.3-4, pp.109-114, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 3-4
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2008.01.001
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.109-114
  • Keywords: GPR, lacustrine limestone, marble quarry, fractures, transparent 3D visualisation, GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

An important problem of marble-quarry management is assessing the quality and the homogeneity of quarry blocks before excavation. In this study, we decided to image the limestone, which we studied in a marble quarry, in terms of layer thickness, discontinuities and cavities using the ground-penetrating-radar (GPR) method. The method was successfully applied to detect and map the fractures with the cavities in a marble layer according to depth in the Ankara City Polatli Town (Turkey) region, which represents upper Miocene-Pliocene lacustrine carbonate rocks.