This theme provides information on the suitability of a geological material for foundations as part of a suite of GIS layers for different engineering parameters.
Seismometers are used to record the seismic waves produced by earthquakes. Relative arrival times of these waves is used to determine earthquake location.
The BGS's Keyworth site has a conference suite and separate exhibition space available to hire by the day or half-day.
We are undertaking research aimed at reducing vulnerability, protecting resources and building resilience in response to substantial environmental changes.
BGS Civils is a suite of national maps of engineering properties based on geological data and the digital 1:50 000 scale geological map - BGS Geology 50k.
Total organic carbon is a measure of the weight per cent of organic carbon within hydrocarbon source rocks. This dataset is derived from borehole analysis.
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