Nuclear Geophysics Applications in Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology, Agriculture and Environmental Science /

• Main Author: Ferronsky, V.I (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Geophysics
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Sedimentology.; Geophysics.; Hydrogeology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Medical and Radiation Physics.

The fundamentals of methods in nuclear geophysics and their practical applications in engineering geology, hydrology, hydrogeology,agriculture and environmental science are discussed in this book. The methods and apparatus based on absorption and scattering of gamma and neutron radiation for determi...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics
• 2. Methods Based on the Absorption of the Gamma-Ray Beam by Matter
• 3. The Gamma-Ray Back-Scattering Method
• 4. Neutron Back-Scattering Method
• 5. Penetration Logging Methods and Equipment
• 6. Theoretical Basis of Penetration Logging Tests
• 7. Experimental Studies and Interpretation of Penetration Logging Data
• 8. Application of Penetration Logging Techniques in Geoengineering Exploration
• 9. Stable Isotopes in Study of Global Hydrological Cycle
• 10. Cosmogenic Radioisotopes for Study of the Genesis and Dynamics of Water
• 11. Radiogenic Isotopes in Dating of Natural Waters and Sediments
• 12. Radioactive Contamination of Natural Waters
• 13. Induced-Activity Method for Analysis of Rocks and Groundwaters
• Index.