Determination of Seismic Wave of Consolidated Granite Rock in Penang Island: Ultrasonic Testing Method Vs Seismic Refraction Method

• Main Authors: Musa, Mohd Hafiz, Hasan Adli, Zulfadhli, Mohd Noh, Khairul Arifin
• Format: Citation Index Journal
• Published: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 2010
• Subjects: QE Geology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/6154/2/v70-178.pdf; http://www.waset.org/journals/waset/; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/6154/

In seismic survey, the information regarding the velocity of compression wave (Vp) as well as shear wave (Vs) are very useful especially during the seismic interpretation. Previous studies showed that both Vp and Vs determined by above methods are totally different with respect to each other but offered good approximation. In this study, both Vp and Vs of consolidated granite rock were studied by using ultrasonic testing method and seismic refraction method. In ultrasonic testing, two different condition of rock are used which is dry and wet. The differences between Vp and Vs getting by using ultrasonic testing and seismic refraction were investigated and studied. The effect of water content in granite rock towards the value of Vp and Vs during ultrasonic testing are also measured. Within this work, the tolerance of the differences between the velocity of seismic wave getting from ultrasonic testing and the velocity of seismic wave getting from seismic refraction are also measured and investigated.