The Contents the 1st International Workshop on the Application of
Geophysics to Rock Engineering

Session 1: Characterization of Rock by Use of Geophysical Methods.

"Effects of Small Scale Geologic Structures on Azimuthal Velocities and Amplitudes"
by C. T. Aimone-Martin and M. Ness
(New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, U.S.A.)
e-mail: caimone@nmt.edu

"Velocity Dispersion and Attenuation over a Wide Frequency Range in Near-surface
Sedimentary Rocks at the Whitchester Seismic Test Site"
By J.P. Neep*, M. S. Sams**, M. H. Worthington* and M. S. King*
(* Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, U.K. and ** Petronas Research and Scientific Services, Malaysia)
e-mail: m.s.king@ic.ac.uk

"High Resolution Seismic Refraction Survey Using Surface and Borehole Data for
Site Characterization of Rocks"
By K. Hayashi and T. Takahashi (OYO Corporation, JAPAN)
e-mail: takahashi-toru@oyonet.oyo.co.jp

"Characterization of Rock Permeability by Combined Use of Hydropulse Tomography
and Resistivity Tomography"
By H. Shima, K. Itoh and Y. Otsuka (OYO Corporation, JAPAN)
e-mail: hiro-oyousa@worldnet.att.net
e-mail: itobk@da2.so-net.or.jp

"Some New Techniques to Improve the Accuracy of Seismic Tomography for Rock Characterization"
By T. Watanabe, K. Fujimoto, T. Hirai, S. Uesaka and K. Sassa
(Dept. of Earth Resources Eng. Faculty of Eng., Kyoto Univ., JAPAN)
e-mail: watanabe@kumst.kyoto-u.ac.jp

"Application of Borehole Logging, Core Imaging and Tomography to Geotechnical Exploration"
By R. Schepers, G. Rafat, C. Gelbke and B. Lehmann
(DMT-Institute of Deposits, Surveying and Applied Geophysics, GERMANY)
e-mail: Rafat@dmt-lb.cubis.de

"Identifying Fractured Zone Using High Density Electrical Prospecting"
By K. Ishikawa and S. Feng and T. Sugiyama
(Chuo Kaihatsu Corporation, JAPAN)
e-mail: feng_shaokong@ckc-unet.ocn.ne.jp

"Characterizing Fractures on the Laboratory Scale"
By L. J. Pyrak-Nolte (Dept. of Physics, Purdue Univ., U.S.A.)
e-mail: ljpn@physics.purdue.edu

"Seismic Characterization of Fracturing at Aspo Hard Rock Laboratory, from the Kilometer scale to the Meter Scale"
By C. Cosma*, O. Olsson,**, J. Keskinen and P. Heikkinen*
(* Vibrometric OY, FINLAND, ** Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co., SWEDEN)
e-mail: calin.cosma@vibrometric.fi


Session 2: Geophysical Survey ahead and Around a Tunnel and a Borehole

"An Approach to Fracture Prediction from Tunnel Face by Transient Electromagnetic Method"
By K. Wada*, T. Tsutsui*, A. Saito*, T. Ohya* and T. Hara**
(* Mitsui Mineral Development Engineering Co. Ltd., ** Toda Corporation, JAPAN)
e-mail: kazuwada@iea.att.ne.jp
e-mail: asaito@mindeco.co.jp

"Looking Ahead of Tunnel Face by Use of Equi-traveltime Planes"
By Y. Ashida*, T. Hirano** and T. Inaba**
(* Dept. of Earth Resources Eng. Faculty of Eng., Kyoto Univ., **Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd., JAPAN)
e-mail: ashida@kumst.kyoto-u.ac.jp

"An Analysis of the Application of VSP to the Exploration ahead of a Tunnel"
By E. Bru"ckl*, W. Chwatal*, J. Do"lzlmu"ller** and W. Jo"bsti***,
(*Technical Univ. of Vienna, **Tauernplan GmbH, ***ILF, AUSTRIA)
e-mail: ebrueckl@luna.tuwien.ac.at

"VSP in Crystalline Rocks - From Downhole Velocity Profiling to 3-D Fracture Mapping"
By P. Heikkinen and C. Cosma (Vibrometric OY, FINLAND)
e-mail: calin.cosma@vibrometric.fi

"Site Investigation and Characterization Using Reverse VSP Combined with Cross Well
Seismic Imaging"
By B. N. P. Paulsson and J. W. Fairbone (Paulsson Geophysical Services Inc., U.S.A.)
e-mail: paulsson@paulsson.com