Doria L. Kutrubes

Principal and Geophysicist

General Qualifications
Environmental and Hazardous Waste Sites
Representative Geotechnical Site Assessments
Representative Hydrogeologic Studies
Representative Archaelogical Sites

 

Education

Colorado School of Mines
M.S., Geophysical Engineering, 1986

Bates College
B.S., Magna Cum Laude, Geology, 1983

Experience

General Qualifications


Ms. Kutrubes uses her 18+ years of experience in ground penetrating radar (GPR), electrical resistivity, electromagnetic (EM, SP, IP, VLF), and seismic refraction and reflection methods for solving environmental, hazardous waste, geotechnical, and hydrogeologic problems. She has been on hundreds of assignments across the world, ranging from detection of underground tanks (UST), drums, lagoons, and landfill boundaries, to the determination of sub-pavement voids, and thicknesses of pavements, dams, and granite-block bridge abutments.

Ms Kutrubes works cooperatively with leaders in the geophysical industry to help develop and implement advanced geophysical methods and processing techniques. These methods include nonlinear refraction traveltime tomography, 3D GPR, and 3D electrical resistivity used to image the subsurface accurately under complex conditions. Known for her GPR expertise, Ms. Kutrubes drafted the Standard Operating Procedures for GPR for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. She has also helped GSSI, Inc. beta-test and write software manuals for proprietary GPR processing packages, RADAN for Windows and advanced processing modules. She has also been instrumental in beta-testing and writing software manuals for PAVLAYER and DECAR developed by Infrasense Inc.



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Representative Experience

 

Environmental and Hazardous Waste Sites:


Project Geophysicist - Superfund Site, Toms River, New Jersey

Designed and implemented a geophysical investigation using digital GPR, magnetometry, and EM terrain conductivity to determine the location of buried drums, sludge material, and landfill boundaries. GPR results also evaluated the continuity of a clay aquitard 16 to 20 feet below grade. This geophysical survey entailed more than four weeks of geophysical data acquisition and the coordination of several crews at modified Level C health and safety protection.

GPR Specialist - Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Drafted and helped implement MADEP's Standard Operating Procedures for GPR. These procedures helped establish protocol for the set-up, collection, and interpretation of GPR data to be used as an industry-wide standard in Massachusetts.

GPR Specialist/Geophysicist - Parker Landfill Superfund Site, Lyndonville, Vermont

Utilized digital GPR, magnetometry, electromagnetic terrain conductivity, and seismic refraction to characterize landfill thickness, lateral extent, and metallic content. In particular, GPR data detected drums, delineated lateral landfill boundaries, and identified backfilled lagoons. Seismic refraction results indicated the landfill thickness and characterized bedrock depths and the locations of possible bedrock fractures.

GPR Specialist/Geophysicist - Piccillo Farms Superfund Site, Coventry, Rhode Island

Conducted GPR survey in three areas to help locate areas of excavation in which chemicals were disposed of in bulk. In addition, over 4,000 magnetic readings were obtained to locate buried drums and drum fragments.

 

Geophysicist - Characterization of Municipal Landfill Sites, Massachusetts and Maine

Evaluated over 30 landfill sites in Massachusetts, Maine, and New York for various government Environmental Protection Agencies. In Maine, electromagnetic terrain conductivity profiling and electrical resistivity soundings were used to delineate landfill boundaries and trace leachate migration. Seismic Refraction, using time-distance modeling method, was used to determine bedrock topography at and near the boundaries of several eastern Massachusetts landfills.

Project Geophysicist - Numerous Massachusetts Chapter 21E Site Assessments

Due to the presence of above ground metal and utilities, used GPR exclusively to determine the location, depth, and orientation of underground storage tanks used to store gasoline, heavy fuel oil #6, and fuel oil #2, and other hazardous chemicals. The majority of these UST's were of steel construction; however, fiberglass tanks were also detected at several sites.


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Site Assessments for Military Base Closures

Project Geophysicist - U.S. Navy CLEAN Site, Yorktown, Virginia

Conducted digital GPR profiling to locate underground fuel tanks (USTs), product lines, and burial trenches in which bulk volatile organic compounds had been previously disposed. The GPR survey results also successfully delineated the boundary of a sludge disposal area.

Project Geophysicist and GPR Specialist - Numerous Naval and Air Force Bases, U.S.A.

Includes work conducted at Kentile Naval Air Station, Kettering, Ohio using GPR and electromagnetic terrain conductivity to help locate burial trenches and metal objects; Charlestown Naval Air Base, Rhode Island using GPR, electromagnetic terrain conductivity, and magnetics to locate abandoned septic tanks and leach fields; and the Portsmouth Naval Air Base, Maine using GPR to locate abandoned USTs and locate UXOs in preparation for a seismic refraction survey. Other GPR, EM terrain conductivity, VLF, magnetic, and/or pipe & cable locator studies were conducted at South Weymouth Naval Air Station, Fort Devens, Loring Air Force Base, Otis Air Force Base, and other bases to locate buried drums, and utilities which may provide a preferential pathway for the migration of contaminants.


Representative Geotechnical Site Assessments


GPR Specialist - Pavement/Subbase Thickness Checks, Chicago, Illinois

From 1991 to 1998, conducted approximately 120 miles of digital GPR profiling along three multi-lane roadways to verify that the roads were built to construction specifications. Thicknesses of the pavement and subbase materials were determined at 1 to 5 foot intervals with a high degree of accuracy. Ground-coupled and horn antenna radar data were collected to locate patches and determine the volume and type of material used in them. Data from these studies were successfully used by the Illinois Department of Transportation and F.B.I. to prosecute a General Contractor and assess a $15 Million dollar fine.

GPR Specialist - Numerous State/Interstate Highways in U.S.A. and Internationally

Worked with Infrasense, Inc. to evaluate hundreds of bridge decks and pavements in Idaho, Arizona, Rhode Island, and other states. Concrete deterioration and delamination. on bridges were evaluated and mapped usingDECAR, while pavement, subpavement, and base thicknesses were evaluated using PAVLAYER. Both proprietary radar software was developed by Infrasense, Inc..

GPR Specialist - Concrete Deterioration and Delamination Study, Rumford, Maine

Used a ground-coupled 1.5 GHz antenna to evaluate the concrete of an above-ground concrete holding tank used to hold corrosive pulp-mill product. GPR determined the amount of delamination along the inside wall and two rebar schedules. GPR also helped determine the dielectric values of the concrete along the outside portion of the wall.

GPR Specialist - White Marble Dam in Natural Bridges State Park, North Adams, MA

Used GPR to determine the thickness and configuration of a 156 year-old white marble block dam, believed to be the only one of its kind in North America. GPR was also used to determine bedrock depths beneath the silted-in upstream impoundment. Information derived from this survey helped engineers stabilize the dam and implement a dredging program for the upstream impoundment while preserving the dam's historical integrity.

GPR Specialist -Shallow Bedrock Profiling, Numerous Eastern Massachusetts Sites

Used GPR to accurately determine depth and degree of fracturing/weathering of the shallow bedrock in complex geologic environments. GPR was used instead of seismic refraction to provide an more cost-effective and highly detailed picture of the overburden/bedrock interface. In one study, bedrock contour maps were generated to determine the direction of flow of DNAPLS. At another location, information derived from the GPR survey helped determine the volume of rock needed to be excavated for the expansion of a Temple. GPR was also used to map a buried till layer and determine its thickness at another site.

Project Geophysicist - Bedrock Profiling, Braintree-Weymouth Combined Sewer Outfall Project, Braintree, Massachusetts

Conducted a highly-detailed seismic refraction survey along the coast of the Fore River for purposes of profiling bedrock. Because the survey was conducted in a complex tidal environment, where organics, changing saturation conditions, and velocity inversions were prevalent, seismic data was processed using both conventional and state-of-the-art techniques developed by Dr. Jie Zhang, currently with GeoTomo, LLD., to produce an accurate image of the subsurface.

GPR Specialist - Numerous State/Interstate Highways in Connecticut and Massachusetts

Used GPR to evaluate the location, depth, and extent of sub-pavement voids along numerous State and Interstate highways for the Massachusetts Highway Department and Iroquois Gas Transmission Company. GPR detected numerous voids underlying the high-speed lane of Route I-93, including some voids greater than 5 feet in diameter and less than 5 feet below the asphalt surface, thus preventing a potential catastrophic failure of the roadway surface.
GPR Specialist - Fiberoptic Cable Alignments, Connecticut and Maine

Acquired and interpreted GPR data along a proposed AT&T fiberoptic cable alignment to identify areas of shallow bedrock and/or till that could impede cable emplacement. Seismic refraction confirmed the GPR findings by determining the compressional seismic velocities of these materials. The results of these surveys provided estimated alignment lengths that required special trenching efforts.

Geophysicist - Railroad Embankment Fairlure Study, Kentucky and Maryland

Conducted a GPR survey to evaluate the thicknesses, type, and degree of drainage of ballast and subballast materials. Information obtained from GPR and electrical resistivity measurements helped to identify areas of moisture build-up that caused clayey subbase material to liquefy, resulting in buckling of the rails. GPR also identified the failure plain at the Maryland site.
GPR Survey - Aviation Gasoline Pipeline Survey, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Alabama

GPR and a pipe and cable locator were used to trace an abandoned aviation gasoline pipeline from existing manholes to a former fuel depot one mile away. Information gathered from this survey helped consultants sample the soil near the fuel pipeline without drilling into it. GPR and EM terrain conductivity methods were used to confirm the removal of USTs located at the former fuel depot.
GPR Specialist - Multiple Granite-Block Bridge Abutment Study, Massachusetts

GPR was used for the evaluation of granite-block bridge abutment thicknesses, and block configurations for the Massachusetts Highway Department. The study was implemented to assess abutment stability and loading capabilities of numerous bridges for their reuse in bridge renovation. Bridges were located throughout the state, including the towns of Montague, Ashland, Wellesley, and West Sturbridge.
GPR Specialist - Void Study, Patuxent Naval Air Station, Patuxent, Maryland

The collapse of an unreinforced concrete floor of an airplane hangar was responsible for damaging an F-14 fighter plane. GPR was used to map voids and concrete delamination and help determine the mechanism of failure. The distribution of voids and deterioration of the concrete along the floor joints indicated that water seepage was the likely mechanism responsible for voiding and the failure of the concrete. GPR data, confirmed by coring, indicated that some voids were greater than ten feet in length.

Staff Geophysicist - Marine Seismic Reflection/Refraction Studies, Boston Harbor, MA

Processed and helped evaluate thousands of feet of seismic reflection and refraction data from the Boston Harbor Third Harbor Tunnel project. Reflection data were used to locate till and bedrock beneath water bottom sediments. Overburden, till, and bedrock velocities were obtained from refraction data, from which till and bedrock depths were calculated and plotted using a proprietary program.


Representative Hydrogeologic Studies

Geophysicist - Water Supply Study, Exeter, Maine

Conducted Very Low Frequency (VLF) electromagnetic surveys to help locate a potable bedrock water supply when six homeowners' water wells became contaminated by a hydrocarbon spill. The VLF data, in conjunction with a fracture trace analysis based on available air photo and SLAR imagery, helped locate a series of water-bearing fractures within the bedrock that produced a sustained water yield in excess of 70 gallons per minute.

Geophysicist - Water Supply Study, Deerfield, Massachusetts and East Boothbay, Maine

Used electrical resistivity and seismic refraction to determine bedrock depth and saturated thickness of unconfined aquifers. Well locations based on survey results were used to augment Deerfield's existing water supply and meet future needs. In the East Boothbay study, geophysical results were augmented by SLAR data to map bedrock lineations and fractures, and helped develop a 200 GPM bedrock well.

Geophysicist - Aquifer Study, Cumberland County, ME

Seismic refraction was used in conjunction with well inventory information to map aquifer thicknesses for the Maine Geological Survey. Information was used to update the Cumberland County groundwater resources map.

Representative Archaeological Studies

Invited GPR Specialist - Helike, Greece

1996 and 1998, Invited GPR specialist for the Smithsonian Institute and American Museum of Classical Greek Studies in Athens. GPR was used to augment archeology investigations along the Pelopenese Coast to help locate the lost city of Helike. 1996 GPR survey confirmed the location of a Roman tile floor and 40 meter long Classical Greek wall. Preliminary results from the 1998 study indicate that another wall, significantly longer (150+ meters) and wider (1+ meters wide) may exist; numerous pre-Classical Greek tombs may also have been detected.

GPR Specialist - Warren Tavern, Charlestown, MA

GPR was used to locate revolutionary war artifacts outside of the revolutionary war period tavern. GPR also revealed a hidden passageway inside the tavern , which may have been used to conceal muskets and munitions.

Representative Training Assignments

GPR Specialist - Ministry of Construction, Seoul, South Korea

Trained personnel from the Ministry of Construction on radar theory, acquisition, and processing techniques of horn antenna radar data. As part of the training process, helped the Ministry of Construction determine pavement thicknesses along hundreds of kilometers of road

Invited Instructor - Yarmony, Colorado

Provided GPR and magnetometry training to CSM students at the Yarmony pit-house site. An area adjacent to the known pit-house was evaluated where students were trained in the design, implementation, and interpretation of geophysical data. To date, the Yarmony pit-house is the oldest known Native American structure in North America, dating back over 6,000 years.

GPR Specialist - GPR Training Services, Cambria Ice Sheet, British Columbia, Canada

Conducted a GPR survey on top of an Alpine glacier while training other geophysicists to operate GSSI's SIR System 10A. GPR located the ice-bedrock contact and helped determine the loading pressure on the rock below. This information would then be used to determine how closely a tunnel could be constructed to the rock/ice boundary for the purposes of mining gold.

GPR Specialist - GPR Training Services, Ho Chunk Nation, Blackriver Falls, Wisconsin

 

Taught participants a GPR 101 class designed especially for non-geophysicists at the Ho Chunk Nation. GPR theory, data acquisition, interpretation, and processing techniques were taught to help the Ho Chunk Nation locate ancestral burials.


 

Background:


President and Senior Geophysicist - Radar Solutions International, Waltham, MA

Former Principal and Senior Geophysicist - Hager GeoScience, Inc., Waltham, MA

Geophysicist - Geophysical Applications, Inc., Bellingham, Massachusetts

Staff Geophysicist - Weston Geophysical Corp., Westboro, Massachusetts

Geophysicist/hydrogeologist - Ground Water Associates, Sterling, Massachusetts

Assistant Research Geophysicist - US Geological Survey, Geophysics Branch, Golden,CO

Geophysical Contractor to Maine Geological Survey - Augusta, Maine

Professional Affiliations


Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG)

Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS), SAGEEP CoChair 1994, 2001

Near Surface Geophysical Society

Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)

Professional Development and Awards

 

Short Course Instructor, SAGEEP Conference, Devner, Use of GPR for Infrastructure Evaluation, 2001


Reflection Seismology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993

Short Course on Electrical Properties of Rock, Olhoeft, G.R.,1986

40 Hours EPA-approved Health & Safety Training, 1989

8 Hour EPA- approved Refresher Course, 1990-1999

Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, 1983

Milt Lindholm Scholar Athlete Award, Bates College, 1983

DAR Good Citizen's Award, 1979




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Publications

Many of these publications appear in copyrighted journals and proceedings. However, is you are interested in downloading an electronic copy of any of these documents in Adobe Acrobat PDF-format, click on the links below. You can also download these files in PKZIP-compressed format (*.zip) below.

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Kutrubes, D.L., 2000, Use of a ground-coupled monostatic antenna for determining deterioration of concrete structures: Symposium for the Applications of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, 21-24 February 2000, Washington, D.C., pp. 851-5.

Kutrubes, D.L., Maser, K., 1998, Use of GPR in 2D and 3D imaging of bridge footings and scour studies: Symposium for the Applications of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, March 1998, Chicago, IL., pp. 893-902.

  D.L., Soter, S., and Katsonopoulou, D., 1997, The sesarch for ancient Helike: a GPR case study: Symposium for the Applications of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, April 1997, Reno, NV., pp. 973-982.

Kutrubes, D.L., Zhang, J., and Hager, J. (proof-reader), 1996, Conventional processing techniques and nonlinear refraction traveltime tomography for imaging bedrock at an eastern Massachusetts coastal site: Symposium for the Applications of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, April 1996, Keystone, CO., pp. 215-220.

Zhang, J., Kutrubes, D.L., and Toksoz, M.N.,1996, High-resolution shallow seismic structure imaging using grid-based nonlinear refraction traveltime tomography: Symposium for the Applications of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, April 1996, Keystone, CO., pp. 209-214.
Morey, R.M., and Kutrubes, D.L., 1996, Hydrogeologic characterization of the groundwater remediation field laboratory, Dover AFB, Delaware, using GPR and CPT: Hydrology and Hydrogeology of Urban and Urbanizing Areas Conference, American Institute of Hydrogeology, June 1996, Boston, MA, pp. ccg1-ccg11.
Kutrubes, D.L., and Olhoeft, G.R., (unpublished), Dielectric permittivity measurements of soils saturated with fluids - predictions and applications to GPR, 22p.
Kutrubes, D.L., Blackey, M., Jenkins, T., 1994, Preservation of a historic landmark: White Marble Dam, North Adams, Massachusetts: 5th International GPR Conference, 12-16 June, 1994, Kitchner Ontario, Canada, pp. 559-568.
Kutrubes, D.L., and Zhang, J., 1994, Predictive deconvolution of GPR data using ProMAX: IEEE Dual Use Technologies and Applications Conference, 23-26, May 1994, SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica/Rome, New York, pp. 439-446.
Kutrubes, D.L., DuBois, K., and Fenner, T., 1992, GPR at a Superfund site, Vermont: 4th International Conference on GPR, 8-11 June, Roveniemi, Finland, 6p.
Bedingfield, L., and Kutrubes, D.L., 1991, Delineation of voids beneath highways in Massachusetts: Pipeline Crossing Proceedings, ASCE Conference, 25-27 March, 1991, Denver, CO., pp. 149-160.
Bedingfield, L., and Kutrubes, D.L., 1990, GPR applications for bridges and highways in Massachusetts: Abstract, Third International Conference on GPR, 14-18 May, Denver, CO.
Kutrubes, D.L., 1988, use of GPR for detecting hazardous fluids in soils - predictions and applications: Abstract, American Geophysical Union Transactions, V. 69, no. 44, p. 1190.

Kutrubes, D.L., and Olhoeft, G.R., 1987, Dielectric permittivity measurements - applications to GPR: presented at the AGU fall meeting, 7-12 Dec., American Geophysical Union Transactions, V. 68, no. 44, pp. 1282-1283.

Kutrubes, D.L., 1986, Dielectric permittivity measurments of soils saturated with hazardous fluids: Masters of Science Thesis, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 300 pp.

 

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