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In Seismic refraction method, the radiating shock waves are picked up by ______

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In Seismic refraction method, the radiating shock waves are picked up by ______

(a) geophone

(b) wave buoy

(c) thermometer

(d) cohesive soils

I had been asked this question in an internship interview.

My question comes from Geophysical Methods topic in chapter Stabilisation of Soils, Site Investigation and Sub – Soil Exploration of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Right choice is (a) geophone

To explain: In Seismic refraction method, the radiating shock waves are picked up by the vibration detector known as geophone or seismometer where the time of travel gets recorded. The wave buoy measures the height of waves.

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