Using resistivity measurements for dam safety evaluation at Enemossen tailings dam in southern Sweden

Environmental Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 267-273

  Sjodahl P ^a   Dahlin, T ^a   Johansson, S ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HydroResearch Sam Johansson AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Embankment dam; Resistivity; Sweden; Tailings dam

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; EROSION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SEEPAGE; SURVEYS; TAILINGS;

DAM SAFETY EVALUATION; ENEMOSSEN TAILINGS; SWEDEN; TAILINGS DAM;

EMBANKMENT DAMS;

DAM FAILURE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EMBANKMENT DAM; EROSION; MONITORING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 28344438594     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-005-0084-1     Document Type: Review

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