Resistivity monitoring for leakage and internal erosion detection at Hällby embankment dam

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 155-164

  Sjodahl P ^a   Dahlin, T ^b   Johansson, S ^a   Loke, M H ^c  

^a HydroResearch Sam Johansson AB   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Embankment dam; Leakage; Monitoring; Resistivity; Time lapse inversion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; DAMS; EMBANKMENT DAMS; EMBANKMENTS; EROSION; SOIL MECHANICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EMBANKMENT DAM; LEAKAGE; MONITORING; RESISTIVITY; TIME-LAPSE INVERSION;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

DAM FAILURE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EMBANKMENT DAM; EROSION; LEAKAGE; MONITORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 51349165231     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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