Engineering and seismic studies of the shallow subsurface in the valley of the Teberda River (Karachay-Cherkess Republic) have been carried out with the aim to search for promising groundwater bodies. Seismic refraction and reflection studies have allowed for establishing a structure of the Quarternary deposits filling the valley floor, and obtaining their litho-hydrogeological stratification. Seismic tomography by the Vs/Vp parameter (S-P velocity relationship) has made possible the identification of the most promising hydrogeological structures in the Quarternary deposit section.

Keywords: engineering seismology, longitudinal refracted and reflected waves, seismic tomography, Quaternary deposits, aquifer, Teberda River.

DOI 10.20403/2078-0575-2018-1-110-116