Site Investigation Using Resistivity Imaging [electronic resource].
- Milton : Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2018.
- 1 online resource (244 p.)
Description based upon print version of record. 5.5 Effect of temperature
Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the authors; 1 Introduction; 1.1 General; 1.2 Current subsurface investigation methods; 1.2.1 Standard Penetration Test (SPT); 1.2.2 Cone Penetration Testing (CPT); 1.2.3 Pressuremeter Test (PMT); 1.2.4 Dilatometer Test (DMT); 1.2.5 Vane Shear Test (VST); 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 geomaterials2.3 Measurement of electrical resistivity; 2.3.1 Laboratory scale; 2.3.2 Field scale; 2.4 Electrical resistivity inversion modeling; 2.5 Electrical resistivity array methods; 2.5.1 Wenner array; 2.5.2 Dipole-dipole array; 2.5.3 Schlumberger array; 2.5.4 Pole-pole array; 2.5.5 Pole-dipole array; 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 soils3.2.1 Moisture content; 3.2.2 Unit weight; 3.2.3 Degree of saturation; 3.2.4 Volumetric moisture content; 3.2.5 Compaction condition; 3.2.6 Pore water characteristics; 3.2.7 Ion composition and minerology; 3.2.8 Structure, packing, and hydraulic conductivity; 3.2.9 Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) and Specific Surface Area (SSA); 3.2.10 Temperature; 3.2.11 Consolidation properties; 3.2.12 Void ratio; 3.2.13 Atterberg limits; 3.2.14 Dielectric permittivity of soil; 3.2.15 Organic content; 3.2.16 Geologic formation 3.3 Sensitivity of electrical resistivity with geotechnical parameters4 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); 4.4.1 Compacted clay model (Kibria and Hossain, 2015); 4.4.2 Evaluation of compacted clay properties using Kibria and Hossain's (2015) model; 4.4.3 Undisturbed clay model (Kibria and Hossain, 2016) 4.4.4 Evaluation of undisturbed clay properties using the Kibria and Hossain (2016) model4.4.5 Limitations of the Kibria and Hossain models (2015 and 2016); 4.4.6 Evaluation of corrosion potential (Kibria and Hossain, 2017); 5 Electrical resistivity of municipal solid waste (MSW); 5.1 General; 5.2 Effect of moisture content on electrical resistivity; 5.2.1 Fresh MSW samples; 5.2.2 Landfilled MSW samples; 5.2.3 Degraded MSW samples; 5.3 Effect of unit weight; 5.3.1 Fresh MSW samples; 5.3.2 Landfilled MSW samples; 5.3.3 Degraded MSW samples; 5.4 Effect of decomposition
Subsurface investigation is the most important phase of any civil engineering construction or development activities. The geologic conditions can be extremely complex, variable, and subject to change with time; soil test borings and in-situ tests are employed to obtain subsoil information. Resistivity Imaging (RI) is a non-destructive, fast and cost-effective method of site investigation and soil characterization. Site Investigation using Resistivity Imaging aims to summarize pertinent details of RI in site investigation for geotechnical and geo-environmental applications. It aims to bridge the gap that currently exists between the geotechnical/geo-environmental and geophysical engineering community. The geotechnical and geo-environmental engineers will be able to interpret the geophysical data and utilize the information for their design. It will be a comprehensive handbook for the application of RI in geotechnical and geo-environmental site investigations.