1. Mohd Nawawi and Amin E. Khalil PPSF, Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Application of Integrated Geophysical Technique for the mapping of old Foundation Pilings at Penang Sentral, Butterworth, Pulau Penang Malaysia.
Mohd Nawawi and Amin E. Khalil
PPSF, Universiti Sains Malaysia
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2. overview Problem statement Site Layout Planned Geophysical techniques
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overview
Problem statement
Site Layout
Planned Geophysical techniques
Methods overview
Survey layout.
Results
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Problem Statement
The site under investigation is planned for new development project at Pulau Pinang state. 20 years ago another project was established at the site. However, the project as cancelled and the buildings were removed and the foundations was buried. These buried foundation piles decelerated the construction of the new project. This is motivation of the present work.
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4. Site Layout
Parking
Phase 1
Bus area
Taxi area

5. Ferry Site Layout (cont.) R. Penang
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Site Layout (cont.)
R. Penang
Ferry
The site is a connection center where various land and marine transportation exist. These facilities are:
1- The ferry that connects Penang island with the mainland.
2- The railway station (KTM) that connect the state with
other Malaysian states.
3- Rapid Penang bus station.
4- Asphaltic roads and a flyover bridge.
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6. Planned Geophysical methods
Foundation Piles can be detected through these properties:
Density contrast.
Shear wave velocity.
Magnetic properties due to iron bars.
Resistivity
Dielectric constant

7. Planned Geophysical methods
Hence the following Methods was proposed
Gravity.
Magnetic gradiometer
Multichannel Analysis of Surface waves.
Time domain electromagnetic
Ground Penetrating Radar GPR

8. Gravity
CG-5 autograv
Although density contrast exist between concrete piling and surrounding soil, the area is too noisy that we couldn’t carry out a reliable gravity survey. As a result the gravity method was excluded from the survey

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Magnetic gradiometer
Preliminary test showed good results confirmed by field inspection. Example in figure shows high anomaly at Profile 1.
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MASW (Multichannel analysis of surface waves).
Two problems when test MASW at the site. These problems are the high noise and low resolution of the method. Hence, the method was excluded
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11. GPR
The method gave good result as shown in the figure.

12. 1- Magnetic Gradiometer
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Methods Used
1- Magnetic Gradiometer
2- GPR
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13. Magnetic Gradiometer
The technique uses measurements from two proton magnetometer aligned vertically at a spacing of 1m. The subtraction gives the vertical gradient of magnetic field. The gradiant enhances the near surface anomaly.

14. GPR
The technique produce profiles similar to seismic reflection profile. An electromagnetic pulse is sent to the subsurface, the reflected energy from anomalous surfaces is then recorded at the receiver at near zero offset.

15. Survey Layout
Grid points at 5m separation.

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Results
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17. Results (cont.)

18. conclusion
Old foundation piling decelerate the establishment of new development project
Near surface geophysical methods were employed to solve the problem.
Magnetic gradiometer and GPR showed good example for detecting old foundation piles.
Other methods couldn’t be applied because of the site conditions

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