Application of hydrogeological and geophysical methods to delineate leakage pathways in an earth fill dam

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 92-96

  Song, Sung Ho ^a   Song, Yoonho ^b   Kwon, Byung Doo ^c  

^a Korea Rural Community Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Drawdown; Electrical resistivity; Geophysical survey; Hydrogeological approach; Leakage; Self potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009375201     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG05092     Document Type: Article

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