Non-invasive monitoring of water content and textural changes in clay-rocks using spectral induced polarization: A laboratory investigation

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 493-502

  Ghorbani, A ^a,b   Cosenza, Ph ^c   Revil, A ^d,e,f   Zamora, M ^a   Schmutz, M ^g   Florsch, N ^h   Jougnot, D ^d,f  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^d Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^e CNRS ANDRA / GDR FORPRO 0788   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

^h Sorbonne Universités   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clay rock; Complex resistivity; Spectral induced polarization

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; POLARIZATION;

CLAY ROCKS; COMPLEX RESISTIVITY; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; LOW-FREQUENCY SPECTRA; NON-INVASIVE MONITORING; QUADRATURE CONDUCTIVITY; SPECTRAL INDUCED POLARIZATION; VERY LOW FREQUENCY;

ROCKS;

CLAYSTONE; GRAIN SIZE; HEATING; MODELING; POLARIZATION; SAMPLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TESTING METHOD; TEXTURE; WATER CONTENT;

AVEYRON; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MIDI-PYRENEES; TOURNEMIRE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60249090303     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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