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Resistivity and Radar Images of Collapse Features Attributed to a Previously Undocumented Shallow Coal Mine in Summit County, Ohio

Warino, Charles T.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1225717244

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2008, Master of Science, University of Akron, Geology.
Analyses of multiple, coincident electrical resistivity and ground penetrating radar surveys successfully imaged a collapse zone and other areas of concern in the vicinity of a previously undocumented, shallow coal mine in Summit County, Ohio. Analyses and inverse modeling of resistivity profiles collected using a Wenner array illustrated that high resistivity regions were associated with collapse of structurally weak sandy shale overlying an excavated coal seam at ~ 10 m depth. Analyses of ~80 radar profiles indicated that such data were more successful at imaging potential near-surface collapse areas than the resistivity method. Futhermore, those data appeared to provide evidence that such collapses propagated from deeper within the section by successive failure of multiple units rather than as a complete structural collapse. The combination of these two techniques illustrated that the spatial extent of actual and potential mine collapse areas can be successfully mapped despite site limitations imposed by property boundaries in an urban setting.
David Steer, PhD (Advisor)
41 p.
Geophysics
Geophysics; GPR; ground penetrating radar; electrical resistivity; resistivity; subsurface coal mine; imaging; geophysical

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  • Warino, C. T. (2008). Resistivity and Radar Images of Collapse Features Attributed to a Previously Undocumented Shallow Coal Mine in Summit County, Ohio [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1225717244

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Warino, Charles. Resistivity and Radar Images of Collapse Features Attributed to a Previously Undocumented Shallow Coal Mine in Summit County, Ohio. 2008. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1225717244.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Warino, Charles. "Resistivity and Radar Images of Collapse Features Attributed to a Previously Undocumented Shallow Coal Mine in Summit County, Ohio." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1225717244

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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