Relationship between electrical resistivity and basic geotechnical parameters for marine clays

Long, Michael; Donohue, Shane; L’HeureuxJean-Sebastien,; SolbergInger-Lise,; Steinar, RønningJan; LimacherRomaric,; O’ConnorPeter,; SauvinGuillaume,; RømoenMagnus,; Lecomte, Isabelle

doi:10.1139/t2012-080

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“…Hence, to achieve equilibration of these specimens so that their electrical resistivity remains unaltered due to temperature rise (Keller and Frischknecht 1966;Abu-Hassanein et al 1996;Rinaldi and Cuestas 2002;Long, et al 2012), they were removed from the carbonation apparatus and stored in the laboratory with the ambient air (20 ± 2°C) for 30 min. Subsequently, the weight, diameter and height of each of the two identical specimens were measured.…”

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Physical properties, electrical resistivity, and strength characteristics of carbonated silty soil admixed with reactive magnesia

Cai

Liu

et al. 2015

Can. Geotech. J.

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Soil electrical resistivity has been used quite extensively for assessing mechanical properties of chemically treated soils, in the recent past. One of the most innovative applications of this technique could be in the field of ground improvement wherein carbonated reactive magnesia (MgO) is employed for treating soils. With this in view, a systematic study which targets the application of electrical resistivity to correlate physical and strength characteristics of the carbonated reactive MgO-admixed silty soil is initiated and its details are presented in this manuscript. To achieve this, reactive MgO-admixed soils were carbonized by exposing them to CO 2 for different durations, and subsequently their electrical resistivity and unconfined compression strength were measured. In this context, role of a parameter, ratio of the initial water content of the virgin soil to reactive MgO content (designated as w 0 /c), has been highlighted. It has also been demonstrated that w 0 /c is able to correlate, uniquely and precisely, with the physico-chemical parameters of the soils (viz., unit weight, water content at failure, porosity, degree of saturation and soil pH), electrical resistivity and unconfined compressive strength at various carbonation times. In addition, microstructural properties have been obtained from the X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and mercury intrusion porosimetry analyses. These properties have been used to substantiate the findings related to the carbonation of the reactive MgO-admixed soils.

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Physical properties, electrical resistivity, and strength characteristics of carbonated silty soil admixed with reactive magnesia

Cai

Liu

et al. 2015

Can. Geotech. J.

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“…Surveys with application of resistivity cone in a soil medium supply detailed data on its structure (Antoniuk and Mościcki, Daniel et al, 1999;1994;Antoniuk and Mościcki, 2001;Yoon et al, 2011;Kowalczyk et al, 2015), the relation between electrical resistivity and the clay content (Zawrzykraj, 2005;Long et al, 2012), the relationships between electrical resistivity and soil behavior type index I c , relative density (Cai et al, 2016), or detect contaminated soil layers (Antoniuk and Mościcki, 2001;Fukue et al, 2001;Mondelli et al, 2007;Kim et al, 2009). Moreover, the results of such measurements are extremely valuable in the interpretation of standard, surface geoelectrical surveys, restricting the natural ambiguity of these methods (Antoniuk and Mościcki, 1994;Kowalczyk et al, 2015).…”

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Application of the electrical resistivity method in assessing soil for the foundation of bridge structures: a case study from the Warsaw environs, Poland

Kowalczyk¹

2017

Acta Geodynamica Et Geomaterialia

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The paper presents an application of the geoelectrical method in organic soils occurring in the area of a designed investment. Two techniques have been applied: electrical resistivity imaging (ERI) and measurements with a resistivity cone penetration test (RCPT). ERI measurements made using Schlumberger and gradient arrays have allowed to obtain a two-dimensional image of resistivity variability in the soil medium. RCPT measurements have enabled an accurate observation of vertical changes in electrical resistivity (or conductivity) in the soil medium in selected measurement points. Electrical resistivity is a physical parameter that may reflect the variability of the geological medium with regard to lithology if the range of conductivity of water filling the pore space is narrow. When it is properly calibrated with borehole data, ERI interpretation allows to determine the boundaries between different soil layers. Adaptation of the "cumulative resistivity" method to RCPT data enabled to distinguish layers characterized by different physical properties and corresponding to boundaries of geological-engineering layers. ERI and RCPT measurements conducted during expressway construction have contributed to the recognition of soils of low bearing capacity such as organic soils (peats, gyttja and aggradate muds). ARTICLE INFO

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“…If the water content is constant, the resistivity of the soil becomes a function of salts dissolved in a soil water solution. The principal empirical equations concerning the relationships between soil resistivity and its physical parameters, have been presented by Archie [25] and others [26][27][28][29][30].…”

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Application of Electrical Resistivity Data Sets for the Evaluation of the Pollution Concentration Level within Landfill Subsoil

Koda

Tkaczyk²,

Lech

et al. 2017

Applied Sciences

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Abstract:The paper presents complex analyses of geophysical site investigation results. The electrical resistivity method was used to investigate the potential pollutant migration pathways within areas of existing and former landfill sites. For the purpose of the present study, there were four municipal waste landfills and one industrial landfill chosen for further comprehensive analyses. The landfill bottom was isolated using geomembrane liner. However, ground water monitoring results revealed that the base was not leakage-free. Another two landfills were established in the past, when no containment systems were legally required. The geoelectrical investigation was the final part of an overall analytical assessment of the contaminated sites. The study was aimed at pollution spatial migration analyses and the interpretation of results, for further design of the reclamation and restoration plans. A clear correlation between pollution indicators such as salt compounds and electrical resistivity, allow aerial analyses and the precise determination of contaminated zones. The research results presented in the paper have been recently obtained and concern a period from 2010 to 2015.

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Relationship between electrical resistivity and basic geotechnical parameters for marine clays

Cited by 75 publications

References 19 publications

Physical properties, electrical resistivity, and strength characteristics of carbonated silty soil admixed with reactive magnesia

Physical properties, electrical resistivity, and strength characteristics of carbonated silty soil admixed with reactive magnesia

Application of the electrical resistivity method in assessing soil for the foundation of bridge structures: a case study from the Warsaw environs, Poland

Application of Electrical Resistivity Data Sets for the Evaluation of the Pollution Concentration Level within Landfill Subsoil

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