Goals

Upon completion of the Teaching Unit, students will be able to:  

  • Explain the theoretical concepts associated with different geophysical prospecting methods
  • Propose a few techniques that could be deployed for a given application or problem (civil engineering, hydrogeology, etc.), and justify their choices
  • Perform an electrical sounding, a seismic sounding or an electrical tomography: acquire, process and interpret data




 

Content

Lectures

  • 3-hour introduction to the applications of geophysical prospecting techniques
  • The rest of the course develops the theoretical concepts associated with each method (seismic and electrical methods will be described first, given their importance for labs).

Lab and field work

1 day of fieldwork (organized on weekdays if possible, Saturdays in case of absolute necessity)
1 lab to summarize field results and explain how to prepare the report

Teaching methods

Lectures, labs and field work

 

Assessment method

  • Oral exam (theory) with written preparation (2/3 of final grade)
  • Field report (1/3 of final grade)

Language of instruction

French