Major weakness zones

Rock quality has a major influence on, for example, tunnel excavation and rock support methods, both during and after construction. These factors typically govern the feasibility of a project.

High quality rock is an ideal material to build in. If a tunnel encounters unknown weakness zones, projects get delayed, costs rise, and the risk increases.

Weakness zone mapping is a central task during the pre-investigation phase of a project. Some zones can be evident atsurface, though determining their orientation from surface observations alone is challenging.

Solid, high quality rock is practically transparent in our electromagnetic scans, while major weakness zones give a strong response. The derived 3D models provide strike and dip characteristics of potential zones. This allows us to predict where a planned tunnel may encounter problematic conditions. Surface expressions can be confirmed at depth and extrapolated based on the observed dip angle from the 3D model.

Working with EMerald Geomodelling gives you benefits such as:

It's easy to get started

Talk to us about your project

All we need to know is where your project is located, its size and particular geological unknowns. Based on that we can assess technological feasibility and economic benefit.

We scan the project area

Once we thoroughly assessed the added value of our method for your goals and received an order, you lean back and we care for data acquisitions, harvesting, integration and machine-learning based model building.

Work with an easy to understand 3D model

Working with EMerald you won’t need domain specialists to make sense of the sensed. We deliver and give easy access to integrated 3D models that provide the insights your project needs.

1

Talk to us about your project

All we need to know is where your project is located, its size and particular geological unknowns. Based on that we can assess technological feasibility and economic benefit.

2

We scan the project area

Once we thoroughly assessed the added value of our method for your goals and received an order, you lean back and we care for data acquisitions, harvesting, integration and machine-learning based model building.

3

Work with an easy to understand 3D model

Working with EMerald you won’t need domain specialists to make sense of the sensed. We deliver and give easy access to integrated 3D models that provide the insights your project needs.

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