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1) Seismic refraction surveys use impacts on the ground, like hammer strikes, to create P and S waves that travel through soil layers. By measuring the arrival times of these waves, the thickness and P-wave velocities of each layer can be determined. 2) Refraction occurs when a P-wave traveling through a lower velocity layer is bent as it passes into a higher velocity layer. This allows waves to travel farther than a direct path would allow. 3) Refraction equations relate the thickness and velocities of

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Zak

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