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    The electrical resistivity method uses four electrodes to measure the resistivity of soil and rock underground. Resistivity depends on factors like material type, water content, and salt concentration. Drier soils and rocks have higher resistivity than wet clays. By taking resistivity measurements at increasing electrode spacings, the method can indicate changes in subsurface strata with depth. However, interpretation can be challenging due to factors like surface irregularities and gradual resistivity changes at strata interfaces.

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    The electrical resistivity method uses four electrodes to measure the resistivity of soil and rock underground. Resistivity depends on factors like material type, water content, and salt concentration. Drier soils and rocks have higher resistivity than wet clays. By taking resistivity measurements at increasing electrode spacings, the method can indicate changes in subsurface strata with depth. However, interpretation can be challenging due to factors like surface irregularities and gradual resistivity changes at strata interfaces.

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    The electrical resistivity method uses four electrodes to measure the resistivity of soil and rock underground. Resistivity depends on factors like material type, water content, and salt concentration. Drier soils and rocks have higher resistivity than wet clays. By taking resistivity measurements at increasing electrode spacings, the method can indicate changes in subsurface strata with depth. However, interpretation can be challenging due to factors like surface irregularities and gradual resistivity changes at strata interfaces.

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    Electrical Resistivity Method

    Submitted by Abhineet Godayal


    M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering
     The resistivity of a material depends upon the
    type of material, its water content,
    concentration of dissolved ions and many
    other factors
     Rocks and dry soils have a greater resistivity
    than saturated clays
     Therefore resistivity of soil decreases as both
    water content and concentration of salt
    increases.
    Type of Sound Weathered Gravel Sand Clayey Saturated
    Rock Soil Rock Rock Sand Clay and Silt

    Resistivity >5000 1500 to 1500 to 500 to 200 to 2 to 100


    (ohm-m) 2500 4500 1500 500
     In this method four electrodes are used at
    constant spacing “a”
     To conduct this test ,four electrodes in the form
    of metal spikes are driven in to the ground.
     Two outer electrodes are called current
    electrodes and inner two electrodes are potential
    electrodes.
     The mean resistivity of strata is determined by
    applying D.C. to outer electrodes and measuring
    the potential drop between inner electrodes.
    --This gives
    mean resistivity
    up to depth a.

    --This test is
    repeated after
    changing the
    spacing and
    again
    determining
    the mean
    Fig 1.Wenner arrangement resistivity for
    new spacing.
     Electrical Profiling Method is used for locating
    sand and gravel deposits with in fine-grained
    soil deposit.

    Electrical Resistivity Measurements


     In this method, the electrode system
    consisting of four electrodes is expanded
    about a fixed point.
     The spacing in first sitting is a1, which is
    increased to a2 in the second sitting and to a3
    in the third sitting.
     The spacing is thus increased to depth of
    exploration
    --This method is
    useful in studying the
    changes in the strata
    with increasing depth
    at a point.

    --This method can


    indicate the subsurface
    variation when a hard
    layer overlies soft layer
    or vice versa.

    Fig 2.Electrode arrangement for electrical


    sounding method
     The method capable of detecting only the
    strata having different electrical resistivity.
     The results considerably influenced by
    surface irregularities, wetness of strata and
    electrolytic concentration of ground water
     As the resistivity of different strata at
    interface changes gradually and not abruptly
    as assumed, the interpretation of results
    becomes difficult.

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