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Physical Geodesy100
Physical Geodesy100
Physical Geodesy100
(GRAVIMETRY)
A LECTURE PREPARED BY:
ENGR. A.A.WALSIYEN, JR. MA(EHP)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
DEPARTMENT OF GEODETIC/CIVIL ENGINEERING
GRAVIMETRY
• GRAVIMETRY – THE SCIENCE WHICH DEALS
WITH THE EFFECTS OF GRAVITY AT DIFFERENT
POINTS ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE.
• FUNDAMENTAL OBSERVATIONS ON
GRAVITATION:
1. THE FORCE BETWEEN TWO ATTRACTING
BODIES IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE INDIVIDUAL
MASSES
2. THE FORCE IS INVERSELY PROPORTIOAL TO THE
SQUARE OF THE DISTANCE
3. THE FORCE IS DIRECTED ALONG THE LINE
CONNECTING THE TWO BODIES
1 mGal = 10 −5 m/s2
1 microGal = 10 −8 m/s2
GRAVITY DETERMINATION
g = 4π^2(L/T^2)
s.f. significant figures
PENDULUM
PENDULUM - IN GENERAL, A BODY SO SUSPENDED AS TO SWING
FREELY TO AND FRO UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GRAVITY AND
OBJECT SUSPENDED FROM A FIXED POINT BY A FINE THREAD
MOMENTUM
2. RELATIVE DETERMINATION
- DETERMINATION OF GRAVITY IN WHICH THE P IS
MEASURED AND G IS CALCULATED COMPARED IN DIFFERENT
STATION
Study says Earth’s magnetic field has shifted rapidly in the
past, and if it happens again it could be catastrophic
where
L is the length of the pendulum in meters
g is the gravitational field strength, or acceleration due to gravity
• This quantity at sea level is 9.81 m/sec2 and can be calculated as
where:
G = 6.67 x 10-11 nt m2/kg2
M Earth is the mass of the earth (6.02 x 1024 kg)
R Earth is the average radius of the earth (6.4 x 106 meters)
• The frequency of a pendulum represents the number of vibrations per
second. This quantity is measured in hertz (hz) and is the reciprocal of the
pendulum's period
• Let's practice a few problems with these formulas.