A case study of the reliability of multielectrode earth resistivity testing for geotechnical investigations in karst terrains

Engineering Geology

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 225-232

  Roth, M J S ^a   Mackey, J R ^a   Mackey, C ^a   Nyquist, J E ^b  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate bedrock; Geotechnical investigations; Karst terrains; Multielectrode earth resistivity

Indexed keywords

BORING; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLAY; DRILLING; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; ROCKS;

SINKHOLES;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GEOTECHNICAL MAPPING; KARST; SINKHOLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036681174     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(01)00132-6     Document Type: Article

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