APPLICATIONS

Earth Dynamics caters to those in need of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Vibration and Acoustic Analysis, and Rock Mechanics.  Applications of Earth Dynamics' services include, but are not limited to, the following:

Engineering Geophysics:

bulletLocating voids and caverns
bulletLocating underground utilities and pipes
bulletExamine condition of brick, masonry and concrete structures
bulletExamine condition of sub-grades beneath roads, railroad tracks, and runways
bulletLocating rebar and cables in concrete
bulletMapping Bedrock topography
bulletLocating seepage through dams
bulletDetermination of stratigraphy
bulletGroundwater exploration 
bulletMineral resource exploration
bulletSand, gravel, and hard rock resource exploration
bulletLocating buried magnetic objects
bulletDetermine compressional and shear wave velocity versus depth
bulletDetecting shallow faults and fracture zones
bulletDetecting large boulders
bulletEstimating rippability
bulletMonitoring time-varying changes in elastic properties
bulletDetermining liquefaction potential
bulletDetermining soil compaction
bulletDetermining subsurface geology
bulletPlanning grounding grids
bulletDetermine basin geometry
bulletEvaluation of drilled shafts

Environmental Geophysics:

bulletMapping contaminant plumes
bulletLocating archaeological sites
bulletDetermining depth to the water table
bulletLocating leakage from landfills
bulletDelineating perched water tables
bulletUnexploded Ordinance (UXO) detection
bulletUnderground Storage Tank (UST) detection
bulletLocating buried landfills and trenches
bulletDeterming extent of leachate plumes
bulletLocation of underground streams
bulletForensics investigations

Vibration and Noise Monitoring:

bulletEnvironmental Impact Studies
bulletVibration Monitoring 
bulletNoise Monitoring
bulletVibration Analysis
bulletAcoustic Analysis
bulletMechanical Equipment Evaluation
bulletPreventative Maintenance Programs
bulletVibration and Acoustic Isolation Design
bulletBlast Design 
bulletPre-Construction and Pre-Blast Surveys

Rock Mechanics:

bulletUniaxial Compressive Strength
bulletDirect and Triaxial Shear Strength
bulletDirect and Indirect Tensile Strength
bulletDynamic & Static Elastic Moduli
bulletThermal Expansion, Conductivity and Diffusivity 
bulletBulk and Grain Density 
bulletMoisture Content 
bulletPorosity