Three-dimensional Electrical Resistivity Tomography to control the injection of expanding resins for the treatment and stabilization of foundation soils

Engineering Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 18-30

  Santarato, G ^a   Ranieri, G ^b   Occhi, M ^c   Morelli, G ^d   Fischanger, F ^d   Gualerzi, D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c GEOSEC srl   (Italy)

^d Geostudi Astier Srl   (Italy)

^e GEOSEC International srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical Resistivity Tomography; Foundation soil; Injection; Polyurethane expanding resin; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

3D IMAGING; ACQUISITION GEOMETRY; CURRENT LIMITATION; DIRECT METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; FAST IMAGING; FIELD PROCEDURES; FLUID MOVEMENT; FOUNDATION SOIL; FOUNDATION SOILS; GEOPHYSICAL METHODS; GEOTECHNICAL; GROUND TREATMENT; INJECTION; NON-INVASIVE; POLYURETHANE RESIN; PROCESSING PROCEDURES; REAL-TIME FEEDBACK; RESOLUTION ANALYSIS; SOIL HOMOGENIZATION; STANDARD PRACTICES; SURFACE ELECTRODE; WORK SITES;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FOUNDATIONS; GEOPHYSICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; LITHOLOGY; RESINS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER INJECTION;

STABILIZATION;

CONSOLIDATION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FOUNDATION; LITHOLOGY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL STABILIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79953117899     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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