First in situ tests of a new electrostatic resistivity meter

作者:Flageul Sebastien; Dabas Michel; Thiesson Julien; Rejiba Faycal; Tabbagh Alain*
来源:Near Surface Geophysics, 2013, 11(3): 265-273.
DOI:10.3997/1873-0604.2012063

摘要

If field applications of the electrostatic method are limited to roughly the first ten metres due to the necessity of staying in a low-induction number domain, the possibilities it opens in urban area surveying, dry hole resistivity logging, non-destructive testing and laboratory studies of the complex resistivity justify the design of a new multi-frequency resistivity meter presenting a very low-input capacitance and high-phase sensitivity. After a first series of sample measurements in the laboratory, the new resistivity meter was tested in two different field contexts: the mapping of building remains in a Gallo-Roman archaeological site under a flat meadow and the assessment of the thickness of anthropogenic layers in a town. The first test allowed a direct comparison with previous galvanic resistivity measurements and proved a very good agreement between the magnitude and spatial distribution of electrical resistivity. The second test established its reliable measuring abilities in a disturbed environment.

  • 出版日期2013-6

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