This paper briefly describes an acoustical transmission traveltime tom
ography method to simultaneously account for the anisotropy and hetero
geneity of media. This method is applied to real data gathered at the
rock wall of an underground plant in southwest China. The anisotropic
tomograms reveal the rock wall features, which coincide well with the
site observations, and provide very useful information for the evaluat
ion and reinforcement of the rock wall. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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