Determination of cave geometry by using a geoelectrical resistivity inverse model

Engineering Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 239-244

  Abu Shariah, Mohammed I I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

2D geoelectrical resistivity; Cavity; Geometry; Geophysical imaging; Karst

Indexed keywords

2D GEOELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; CAVE GEOMETRIES; CAVITY; GEOPHYSICAL IMAGING; GEOTECHNICAL; INVERSE MODELS; KARST; RESISTIVITY IMAGING; SHAPE AND SIZES;

CAVES; GEOPHYSICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

CAVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOMETRY; IMAGING METHOD; INVERSE ANALYSIS; KARST; SPELEOLOGY;

EID: 64249136657     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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