Passive Seismic Surveys for Beach Thickness Evaluation at Different England (UK) Sites
In an era of environmental change leading to rising sea levels and increased storminess, there is a need to quantify the volume of beach sediment on the coast of Britain in order to assess the vulnerability to erosion using cheap, easy-to-deploy and non-invasive methods. Horizontal-to-vertical spect...
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| description | In an era of environmental change leading to rising sea levels and increased storminess, there is a need to quantify the volume of beach sediment on the coast of Britain in order to assess the vulnerability to erosion using cheap, easy-to-deploy and non-invasive methods. Horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) is a technique that uses the natural background seismic ‘noise’ in order to determine the depth of underlying geological interfaces that have contrasting physical properties. In this study, the HVSR technique was deployed at a number of settings on the coast of England that represented a range of different compositions, geomorphology, and underlying bedrock. We verified the results by comparison to other survey techniques, such as ground-penetrating RADAR, multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW), and cone penetration tests. At locations where there was sufficient contrast in physical properties of the beach material compared to the underlying bedrock, the beach thickness (and therefore the volume of erodible material) was successfully determined, showing that HVSR is a useful tool to use in these settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6779d4342b254d3e94c2e25079a875482023-11-23T11:40:03ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122022-05-0110566710.3390/jmse10050667Passive Seismic Surveys for Beach Thickness Evaluation at Different England (UK) SitesDavid Morgan0David Gunn1Andres Payo2Michael Raines3British Geological Survey, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UKBritish Geological Survey, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UKBritish Geological Survey, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UKBritish Geological Survey, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UKIn an era of environmental change leading to rising sea levels and increased storminess, there is a need to quantify the volume of beach sediment on the coast of Britain in order to assess the vulnerability to erosion using cheap, easy-to-deploy and non-invasive methods. Horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) is a technique that uses the natural background seismic ‘noise’ in order to determine the depth of underlying geological interfaces that have contrasting physical properties. In this study, the HVSR technique was deployed at a number of settings on the coast of England that represented a range of different compositions, geomorphology, and underlying bedrock. We verified the results by comparison to other survey techniques, such as ground-penetrating RADAR, multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW), and cone penetration tests. At locations where there was sufficient contrast in physical properties of the beach material compared to the underlying bedrock, the beach thickness (and therefore the volume of erodible material) was successfully determined, showing that HVSR is a useful tool to use in these settings.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/5/667passive seismic surveyHVSRbeach thickness |
| spellingShingle | David Morgan David Gunn Andres Payo Michael Raines Passive Seismic Surveys for Beach Thickness Evaluation at Different England (UK) Sites Journal of Marine Science and Engineering passive seismic survey HVSR beach thickness |
| title | Passive Seismic Surveys for Beach Thickness Evaluation at Different England (UK) Sites |
| title_full | Passive Seismic Surveys for Beach Thickness Evaluation at Different England (UK) Sites |
| title_fullStr | Passive Seismic Surveys for Beach Thickness Evaluation at Different England (UK) Sites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Passive Seismic Surveys for Beach Thickness Evaluation at Different England (UK) Sites |
| title_short | Passive Seismic Surveys for Beach Thickness Evaluation at Different England (UK) Sites |
| title_sort | passive seismic surveys for beach thickness evaluation at different england uk sites |
| topic | passive seismic survey HVSR beach thickness |
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