ground-penetrating
Sees beneath soil
Ground-penetrating describes technology or methods capable of detecting or imaging what lies beneath the earth's surface without excavation.
The term appears almost exclusively in the phrase ground-penetrating radar, a device that emits radio waves into the soil and analyzes their reflections to reveal buried objects, utilities, archaeological features, or geological structures.
Archaeologists, utility workers, and forensic investigators rely on ground-penetrating radar to locate things hidden underground.
Below the outer layer
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- surveySystematic data collection
detection · imaging · reflection · signals · frequency · depth · pulses · transmitter
Solid stone underground
- soilGround matter for planting
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- strataParallel geological layers
aquifer · karst · voids · cavities · fractures · groundwater · subsurface · formation
Buried pressure-activated explosive
- detectionAct of finding something
- IEDMakeshift explosive weapon
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
battlefield · demining · clearance · explosive · buried · security · scanning · humanitarian
Act of unearthing
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- siteDesignated location
stratigraphy · survey · cemetery · foundation · ruins · ancient · prehistoric · grave
Solid building mixture
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
infrastructure · inspection · pavement · bridge · slab · conduit · voids · assessment
subsurface
Below the outer layer
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- scanningSystematic visual examination
survey · detection · imaging · reflection · signals · frequency · depth · pulses · transmitter · receiver
bedrock
Solid stone underground
strata · aquifer · karst · voids · cavities · fractures · groundwater · subsurface · formation · deposits
landmine
Buried pressure-activated explosive
munitions · battlefield · demining · clearance · explosive · buried · security · scanning · humanitarian · combat
excavation
Act of unearthing
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- artifactHuman-made historical object
site · stratigraphy · survey · cemetery · foundation · ruins · ancient · prehistoric · grave · mapping
concrete
Solid building mixture
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
cables · infrastructure · inspection · pavement · bridge · slab · conduit · voids · assessment · thickness
ground-penetratingsurface-level
Concerning only the outermost layer
superficial · topographic · above-ground · aerial · shallow
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