Effects of underground cavities on Rayleigh waves—Field and numerical experiments

On the Efficiency of the Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Wave Method for Shallow and Semi-Deep Loose Soil Layers

“…The MASW method, as a nondestructive test, is gaining popularity among geotechnical engineers and geophysicists, due to its wide range of applications and advantages. For instance, MASW has been employed to locate buried structures (Tallavó et al [6]) and to detect and image underground cavities (Nasseri-Moghaddama et al [7]; Xu and Butt [8]). In addition to geophysical/geotechnical applications, MASW has been employed in infrastructure engineering.…”

Classification of near-surface anomalies in the seismic refraction method according to the shape of the time–distance graph: A theoretical approach

“…To reduce the effect of noise, Park et al (1999) improved SASW method through the application of Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW). Campman et al (2004) experimentally confirmed that the MASW method can be used to obtain spatial images of subsurface heterogeneity, whilst Gelis et al (2005) and Nasseri- Moghaddam et al (2007) researched the influence of cavities of various shapes, positioned at varying depths, on surface waves. Because of limitations on the resolution of shear wave velocity profiles obtained with MASW, Xia et al (2007) studied the feasibility of directly detecting near-surface cavities and vertical faults with surface-wave diffractions.…”

Landform characterization using geophysics—Recent advances, applications, and emerging tools

“…The method has also been employed for the study of karstic terrain and landforms (Thierry et al, 2004;Nasseri-Moghaddam et al, 2007). Socco et al (2010) use surface wave data in combination with other geophysical methods for the study of a recent rock fall.…”