Projects

Seismic investigation for the characterisation of rock, weathering profile, and potential faulting to assist in the assessment of foundation construction, foot slope conditions and fault structure, to facilitate the design of the planned Dams and Reservoirs. Including delineation of quarry material for construction.

This was carried out using a conventional sledgehammer. Depth of investigation up to 50m.

It was an extremely challenging terrain, e.g., very steep slopes (access limitation), remote location, (limited to non-existent communication), and very dense vegetation. These required a careful and rigorous management of health and safety, logistics and technical implementation.

Scurbat also carried out all the required vegetation clearing along the seismic lines, including, finding or creating new access roads to the various sites.

The project consisted of about 6km of seismic refraction spread across approx. 30 km2 of unforgiving terrain. The field investigation was carried out during May and June 2022, both months were characterised by heavy rains and flooding.

Additional Seismic Refraction Testing (SRT) and Electrical Resistivity Imaging (ERI) was carried out in May 2024.