The influence of particle size towards the resistivity and chargeability value for groundwater investigation interpretation
Electrical resistivity tomography is a non-destructive method of groundwater surveying where the current is being injected into the ground and the value of the subsurface resistivity and chargeability were determined. One of the major problems in groundwater surveying is the interpretation of the...
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| description | Electrical resistivity tomography is a non-destructive method of groundwater
surveying where the current is being injected into the ground and the value of the
subsurface resistivity and chargeability were determined. One of the major problems
in groundwater surveying is the interpretation of the groundwater aquifer under
saturated condition. The overlapping resistivity and chargeability value under a
saturated condition is a major concern in groundwater aquifer interpretation. In this
study, the effects of particle size and the interrelationship between the different
particle sizes were assessed towards the resistivity and chargeability value. There
were 17 samples used in this study ranges from gravel, sand, silt and clay sizes. The
materials used to conduct the testing were granitic rock and river sand. Quartz and
kaolinite dominated samples were used for the silt and clay sample. The device used
for the experiment is Terrameter LS 2 to conduct the resistivity and induced
polarization tests. The electrical testing follow the ASTM G57 and ASTM
G187/AASHTO T-288 standards for the soil box with volume of 270 cm
and soil
cylinder with volume of 2714 cm
3
respectively. The resistivity value for the gravel
ranges from 177 Ωm at its highest to 128 Ωm at its lowest. The resistivity value for
the sand ranges from 121 Ωm at its highest to 86 Ωm at its lowest. The resistivity
value of the two silt and clay samples were 37 Ωm and 56 Ωm at the point of liquid
limit. The chargeability value for the gravel ranges from 5.6 ms to 7.9 ms with
decreasing particle size. The highest chargeability value for sand is 12.3 ms and the
lowest is 2.0 ms. The silt and clay samples chargeability were 1.7 ms and 1.2 ms,
respectively. The resistivity and chargeability for water used in this study were 101.7
Ωm and 0.41 ms. This study helps in clarifying the effect of particle size for
resistivity and chargeability value as the larger particle size increases the resistivity
value and decreases the chargeability value of water due to porosity and improve the
understanding of the electrical resistivity tomography for groundwater investigation
interpretation. |
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| spelling | uthm.eprints-64372022-02-05T07:27:37Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6437/ The influence of particle size towards the resistivity and chargeability value for groundwater investigation interpretation Abd Malik, Ahmad Khairul QC Physics T Technology (General) QC501-766 Electricity and magnetism Electrical resistivity tomography is a non-destructive method of groundwater surveying where the current is being injected into the ground and the value of the subsurface resistivity and chargeability were determined. One of the major problems in groundwater surveying is the interpretation of the groundwater aquifer under saturated condition. The overlapping resistivity and chargeability value under a saturated condition is a major concern in groundwater aquifer interpretation. In this study, the effects of particle size and the interrelationship between the different particle sizes were assessed towards the resistivity and chargeability value. There were 17 samples used in this study ranges from gravel, sand, silt and clay sizes. The materials used to conduct the testing were granitic rock and river sand. Quartz and kaolinite dominated samples were used for the silt and clay sample. The device used for the experiment is Terrameter LS 2 to conduct the resistivity and induced polarization tests. The electrical testing follow the ASTM G57 and ASTM G187/AASHTO T-288 standards for the soil box with volume of 270 cm and soil cylinder with volume of 2714 cm 3 respectively. The resistivity value for the gravel ranges from 177 Ωm at its highest to 128 Ωm at its lowest. The resistivity value for the sand ranges from 121 Ωm at its highest to 86 Ωm at its lowest. The resistivity value of the two silt and clay samples were 37 Ωm and 56 Ωm at the point of liquid limit. The chargeability value for the gravel ranges from 5.6 ms to 7.9 ms with decreasing particle size. The highest chargeability value for sand is 12.3 ms and the lowest is 2.0 ms. The silt and clay samples chargeability were 1.7 ms and 1.2 ms, respectively. The resistivity and chargeability for water used in this study were 101.7 Ωm and 0.41 ms. This study helps in clarifying the effect of particle size for resistivity and chargeability value as the larger particle size increases the resistivity value and decreases the chargeability value of water due to porosity and improve the understanding of the electrical resistivity tomography for groundwater investigation interpretation. 2021-08 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6437/1/24p%20AHMAD%20KHAIRUL%20ABD%20MALIK.pdf text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6437/2/AHMAD%20KHAIRUL%20ABD%20MALIK%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6437/3/AHMAD%20KHAIRUL%20ABD%20MALIK%20WATERMARK.pdf Abd Malik, Ahmad Khairul (2021) The influence of particle size towards the resistivity and chargeability value for groundwater investigation interpretation. Masters thesis, Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | QC Physics T Technology (General) QC501-766 Electricity and magnetism Abd Malik, Ahmad Khairul The influence of particle size towards the resistivity and chargeability value for groundwater investigation interpretation |
| title | The influence of particle size towards the resistivity and chargeability value for groundwater investigation interpretation |
| title_full | The influence of particle size towards the resistivity and chargeability value for groundwater investigation interpretation |
| title_fullStr | The influence of particle size towards the resistivity and chargeability value for groundwater investigation interpretation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of particle size towards the resistivity and chargeability value for groundwater investigation interpretation |
| title_short | The influence of particle size towards the resistivity and chargeability value for groundwater investigation interpretation |
| title_sort | influence of particle size towards the resistivity and chargeability value for groundwater investigation interpretation |
| topic | QC Physics T Technology (General) QC501-766 Electricity and magnetism |
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