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L104 Jervis Bay Power Station Site Seismic refraction survey, ACT, 1970

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At the request of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission, the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology & Geophysics conducted a seismic refraction survey on the site chosen for construction of a nuclear power station. The purpose of the survey was to determine the foundation conditions at the site and the properties of the rocks in relation to excavation methods and support of the proposed structures. The bedrock of the area consists of Permian sandstone (Jervis Bay Sandstone) overlain in places by unconsolidated Quaternary beach and dune sands. During the seismic work it was found that the sandstone beds have a relatively wide range of seismic velocities; often a higher-velocity bed overlies a lower-velocity bed, and this makes seismic refraction work difficult and less accurate. This is confirmed by laboratory measurements of seismic velocities on drill cores. Thin beds of higher- and lower-velocity sandstones occur, some too thin to be resolved by the seismic method. The seismic profiles presented must be considered bearing in mind these difficulties, Haterial sufficiently consolidated for foundations is shallow, and the seismic velocities indicate that some blasting will be necessary to excavate to the desired depth of 10 feet above mean high water level.

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Title L104 Jervis Bay Power Station Site Seismic refraction survey, ACT, 1970
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/5b785e44-f0f0-437c-b799-4adc2f69d5f6
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Geoscience Australia
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 12/01/1970 - 15/02/1970
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Data Portal Data.gov.au