Geophysical tests for geotechnical site characterization

Sebastiano Foti (Italy)

The first section focuses on introducing geophysical methods, their major role in soil investigation and gained advantages. An overview on the interfering seismic velocities was made, the use of involved parameters was explained and comparison between in-hole and surface methods was made. Combined use of geotechnical parameters was highlighted in the second section through defining the existing level of integration and discussion of some case histories.