Integration of Borehole, Ground, andAirborne Data to Improve Identificationof Areas With Quick Clays in Sweden

Sammanfattning: The main focus of the project was the comparison of results from a new towed transientelectromagnetic (tTEM) data set with existing data including airborne transient EM(ATEM), radio magnetotellurics (RMT), cone penetration test with resistivity (CPT-R),geotechnical interpretations and geological observations in a quick clay landslide site atFråstad close to Lilla Edet in south-west Sweden. The tTEM data set was processedand inverted twice in the software Aarhus workbench using different inversion constraintsand settings. The resulting resistivity models where compared with previous geophysicalmodels based on both ATEM and RMT as well as geotechnical information in the form ofborehole logs and CPTR measurements. The results compared well with all other modelsand predicts resistivities in the range of 10−40Ωmin areas of interpreted to hold quickclay by geotechnical methods. As a ground geophysical method the tTEM method is fastand cost-effective, particularly in more open areas with little topographical variations. Inthe example presented in this study tTEM measurements are deemed an effective andaccurate tool to map areas of potential quick clay using the inverted resistivity models incombination with other geological and geotechnical data.