Fractured Rock Geophysical Toolbox Method Selection Tool (FRGT-MST)
Overview
The Fractured Rock Geophysical Toolbox Method Selection Tool (FRGT-MST) is an Excel-based tool for identification of geophysical methods most likely to be appropriate for project goals and site conditions.
We envision the FRGT-MST:
- equipping remediation professionals with a tool to understand what is likely to be realistic and cost effective when contracting geophysical services, and
- reducing applications of geophysics with unrealistic objectives or where methods are likely to fail.
The 'toolbox' comprises 30 surface, cross-hole, and borehole geophysical methods. Additionally, hydrologic tests appropriate to fractured rock are included. The user enters information in two tables for site parameters and project goals. Based on user entry, a third table is populated with indicators for which methods support specified goals and are feasible at the site. Worksheet appendices provide detailed information on various methods.
Suggested Citation for FRGT-MST
Report Citation for FRGT-MST
Day-Lewis, F.D., Johnson, C.D., Slater, L.D., Robinson, J.L., Williams, J.H., Boyden, C.L., Werkema, D., and Lane, J.W., 2016, A Fractured Rock Geophysical Toolbox Method Selection Tool: Groundwater. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12397
Software/Code Citation for FRGT-MST v1.0
Day-Lewis, F.D., Johnson, C.D., Slater, L.D., Robinson, J.L., Williams, J.H., Boyden, C.L., Werkema, D., and Lane, J.W. Jr., 2015, The Fractured Rock Geophysical Toolbox Method Selection Tool (FRGT-MST) v1.0: U.S. Geological Survey Software Release, 06 January 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F71J97TH.