1 Introduction --;2 Basic principles --;2.1 Stress, strain and elastic constants --;2.2 Elastic waves --;2.3 Wavelength and frequency --;2.4 Longitudinal velocities --;2.5 Huygens' principle --;2.6 Snell's law --;2.7 Diffraction --;2.8 Non-critical refraction --;3 Depth formulae --;3.1 Two-layer case --;3.2 Three-layer case --;3.3 Multilayer cases --;3.4 Sloping layers --;3.5 Parallelism and reciprocity --;3.6 Various travel paths --;3.7 Hidden layer, blind zone --;3.8 Continuous increase in velocity --;4 Interpretation methods --;4.1 Depth determinations --;4.2 Refractor velocity determinations --;5 Instrumentation, field work and interpretation procedure --;5.1 Equipment --;5.2 Field work --;5.3 Field sheets --;5.4 Time --;distance graphs --;5.5 Interpretation procedures --;5.6 Profile positioning --;6 Applications --;7 Future prospects --;References --;Further reading.
Interpretation methods, field work and interpretation of field examples constitute the main part of the book. Thanks are due to A/S Geoteam (Norway), Atlas Copco ABEM AB (Sweden), BEHACO (Sweden) and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute for allowing me to use field examples and certain data from their investigations.