About our Sessions

The presentation concentrates on a rapid fire, data driven approach through numerous 3D case studies over a wide breadth of engineering disciplines where subsurface illumination is paramount. Recent hardware and software developments within the last five years have pushed the envelope in rapid 3D imaging technologies for both shallow, moderate, and deep geophysical imaging applications. These technologies have proven beneficial for the geotechnical, forensic, groundwater, and environmental engineering communities. The 3D case studies include, but are not limited to, very near surface applications for forensic foundation slab evaluation in the upper 2 to 3 feet, 3D geological evaluation studies in the upper 30 feet for large tract projects (i.e., solar farms), to deeper 3D groundwater and karst studies several hundred feet below grade. In many cases, 100,000+, if not millions of data points are collected over very short field times measured in days and not weeks. When paired with geotechnical control borings or other a priori subsurface information, the level of subsurface detail is unparallel using conventional interpretative and mapping methods. Artificial intelligence (AI) assistance will also be touched upon for larger volumetric datasets, especially in the ground penetrating radar (GPR) and seismic reflection realm.