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P-S Method
P-S Method
LOGGING METHOD
Overview
Suspension P-S velocity logging is a relatively new method of measuring seismic wave velocity profiles.
Developed in the mid-1970s to answer the need for a technique that could measure seismic shear-wave velocities
in deep, uncased boreholes, it was originally used by researchers at the OYO Corporation of Japan. The method
gained acceptance in Japan in the mid-1980s and was used with other velocity measurement methods to
characterize earthquake site response. Since the early 1990s it has gained acceptance in the U.S., especially
among earthquake engineering researchers. GEOVision personnel have logged over 1500 boreholes using this
technique since 1991.
Procedure
7-Conductor cable
OYO PS-160
Logger/Recorder
Cable Head
Diskette
with Data
Head Reducer
Winch
Upper Geophone
Lower Geophone
Filter Tube
Source
Source Driver
Weight
Overall Length ~ 25 ft
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Applications
Typical applications of suspension P- and S-wave velocity
logging include:
Key Benefits
Suspension P- and S-wave velocity profiling using the OYO
Suspension Logger has become the method of choice for
obtaining high resolution borehole velocity measurements. The
reasons are many:
R1-R2 S-WAVE
R1-R2 P-WAVE
50
100
150
0
1800
4800
2800
S-Wave
P-Wave
Suggested layer
velocities
7200
3400
9300
5800
DEPTH, FEET
200
250
12400
100
300
6600
12000
350
200
7400
Depth, ft
13000
6300
11000
400
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
VELOCITY, FEET/SEC
300
8200
15000
400
500
0
5000
10000
Velocity, ft/sec
15000
20000
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