Measuring soil electrical resistivity using a resistivity box and a resistivity probe

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-415

  Sreedeep, S ^a   Reshma, A C ^a   Singh, D N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity; Resistivity box; Resistivity probe; Silty soil; White clay

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLAY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; KAOLIN; PROBES;

RESISTIVITY BOX; RESISTIVITY PROBE; SILTY SOIL;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 3342910545     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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