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Symposium on Surface and Subsurface Reconnaissance
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0-8031-6073-9
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978-0-8031-6073-6
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236
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ASTM International
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1952
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Earth-Resistivity Tests applied to Subsurface Reconnaissance Surveys
By
R. Woodward Moore
R. Woodward Moore
1
Highway Engineer
, Physical Research Branch
, Bureau of Public Roads, Washington, D. C.
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15
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Published:1952
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Woodward Moore, R. "Earth-Resistivity Tests applied to Subsurface Reconnaissance Surveys." Symposium on Surface and Subsurface Reconnaissance. Ed. Committee D-18, . 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 1952.
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The subsurface reconnaissance survey can play an important part in providing information useful to those concerned with the location, design and construction of engineering works. Geophysics has provided us with new and useful tools well adapted for use in such preliminary investigations of the subsurface, providing fairly detailed information about subsurface conditions when used in conjunction with a limited number of judiciously placed drill holes or test pits.
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