Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

GPH 308 — Seismic Refraction Prospecting Method

GPH department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

map geologic structure by determining the arrival time of reflectors and deduce information about stratigraphy changes
solve problems associated with pump tests, borehole geophysical techniques and mineral activities; and
interpret geophysical data

Course contents

Geophysics and mineral exploration activities. Seismic exploration. Wave types: direct, refracted and reflected wave paths. Curved ray theory and applications. Refraction for the N-layer horizontal case. Numerical solution for a refraction profile over a single dipping interface.

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GPH 308 — Seismic Refraction Prospecting Method

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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