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<p>Travertines are susceptible to fracturing/ cracking, making it difficult to extract large uncracked blocks of significant commercial value. In our study, we used the GPR – Ground Penetrating Radar and other geophysical methods (resistivity and seismic methods) to evaluate the degree of fracturing. Following the interpretation of the longitudinal and transversal GPR profiles, corroborated with the resistivities minima, led us to identify fractures and highly fracturing areas in the Carpinis quarry. In addition, using these combined methodologies and corroborating geophysical, geological, tectonic and geomorphological information creates the premises for an effective investigation of Carpinis quarry, which assists with optimising the mining process.</p>
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Travertines are susceptible to fracturing/ cracking, making it difficult to extract large uncracked blocks of significant commercial value. In our study, we used the GPR – Ground Penetrating Radar and other geophysical methods (resistivity and seismic methods) to evaluate the degree of fracturing. Following the interpretation of the longitudinal and transversal GPR profiles, corroborated with the resistivities minima, led us to identify fractures and highly fracturing areas in the Carpinis quarry. In addition, using these combined methodologies and corroborating geophysical, geological, tectonic and geomorphological information creates the premises for an effective investigation of Carpinis quarry, which assists with optimising the mining process.

Rockmass Fracture Analysis at Cărpiniş Travertine Quarry Using Ground Penetrating Radar and Geophysical Methods

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Travertines are susceptible to fracturing/ cracking, making it difficult to extract large uncracked blocks of significant commercial value. In our study, we...

Rockmass Fracture Analysis at Cărpiniş Travertine Quarry Using Ground Penetrating Radar and Geophysical Methods

Published Online: Jul 08, 2023

Page range: 75 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minrv-2023-0017

Keywords
travertine quarry, ground penetration radar, rock cracking, resistivity method, electric tomography, seismic method

© 2023 Camelia Madear et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Rockmass Fracture Analysis at Cărpiniş Travertine Quarry Using Ground Penetrating Radar and Geophysical Methods

Published Online: Jul 08, 2023

Page range: 75 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minrv-2023-0017

Keywordstravertine quarry, ground penetration radar, rock cracking, resistivity method, electric tomography, seismic method

© 2023 Camelia Madear et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
travertine quarry, ground penetration radar, rock cracking, resistivity method, electric tomography, seismic method