Electrical resistivity monitoring of a collapsing meta-stable soil

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-172

  Jackson, P D ^a   Northmore, K J ^a   Entwisle, D C ^a   Gunn, D A ^a   Milodowski, A E ^a   Boardman, D I ^b   Zourmpakis, A ^b   Rogers, C D F ^b   Jefferson, I ^b   Dixon, N ^c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY GRAIN-COATINGS; CLAY-BRIDGES; ELECTRODE ARRAY; IN-SITU UNDISTURBED BRICKEARTH;

BRICK; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SOILS;

COLLAPSIBLE SOIL; COMPRESSION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; POREWATER; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 33744738271     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/04-047     Document Type: Article

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