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Record 1 1989-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Tests (Construction)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
CONT

The resistivity method may be used to make (1) resistivity depth measurements at a selected point or (2) fixed depth resistivity measurements along a traverse line. ... In method 2, the four electrodes are kept at a constant spacing while they are moved along a line, and resistivity measurements are made at various stations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
  • Mécanique des sols
CONT

Essais géophysiques (...) Essais de résistivité. La résistivité des sols est directement liée à leur perméabilité (...) Ainsi les mesures de résistivité peuvent-elles permettre par exemple : les recherches hydrogéologiques permettant de déceler les meilleures conditions de captage, les profondeurs des socles imperméables.

Spanish

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