Site investigation using resistivity imaging. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sahadat Hossain, Golam Kibria, Sadik Khan.
• Authors: Hossain, Sahadat; Kibria, Golam; Khan, Sadik
• Contents: Introduction; 1.1 General; 1.2 Current subsurface investigation methods; 1.3 Limitations of the conventional methods; 1.4 Electrical resistivity imaging method for site investigations 2 Background: electrical resistivity of geomaterials and measurement methods; 2.1 General principle of electrical conductivity and resistivity; 2.2 Electrical conduction in geomaterials; 2.3 Measurement of electrical resistivity; 2.4 Electrical resistivity inversion modeling; 2.5 Electrical resistivity array methods; 2.6 Resistivity imaging method; 2.7 Advancement in RI technics: single channel vs multi-channel system; 2.8 Roll-along survey 3 Geotechnical properties affecting electrical resistivity; 3.1 General; 3.2 Geotechnical properties affecting electrical resistivity of soils; 3.3 Sensitivity of electrical resistivity with geotechnical parameters 4 Electrical mixing models: bridging the gap between geophysical and geotechnical engineering; 4.1 General; 4.2 Available electrical mixing models; 4.3 Applicability and limitations of the available models; 4.4 Practically applicable models (Kibria and Hossain, 2015 and 2016) 5 Electrical resistivity of municipal solid waste (MSW); 5.1 General; 5.2 Effect of moisture content on electrical resistivity; 5.3 Effect of unit weight; 5.4 Effect of decomposition; 5.5 Effect of temperature; 5.6 Effect of composition; 5.7 Effect of pore fluid composition; 5.8 Statistical model to connect resistivity with MSW properties; 5.9 Model validation 6 Case studies on the application of resistivity imaging; 6.1 General; 6.2 Application of resistivity imaging in the MSE wall; 6.3 Application of RI in the investigation of slope failure; 6.4 Application of RI in the investigation of an Earth dam; 6.5 Application of RI for the Evaluation of Unknown Foundations; 6.6 Application of RI to investigate moisture variations in bioreactor landfills; 6.7 Application of RI to investigate moisture variations of expansive subgrades; 6.8 Application of RI in monitoring groundwater activities at the Cenxi Tunnel; 6.9 Application of RI in cave detection Appendix A: Compacted clay correlations; Appendix B: Undisturbed clay correlations; Appendix C: Boring logs
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 620.191042; Geotechnical engineering -- Technique; Earth resistance (Geophysics) -- Measurement; Soils -- Analysis; Electrical impedance tomography; Engineering geology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351047586; 9781351047593; 9781351047579; 9781351047609
• Related ISBNs: 9781138485938
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