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CONFIGURATION WENNER [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Geological Research and Exploration
OBS

The most common electrode setup, at least in North America, is the Wenner arrangement (...). Here each potential electrode is separated from the adjacent current electrode by a distance "a" which is one-third the separation of the current electrodes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
OBS

[Dans les méthodes électriques de géophysique] Une grande variété de configurations d'électrodes est possible. (...) [Dans la configuration de Wenner] F. Wenner (1915) a proposé d'employer deux électrodes de courant C(1) et C(2) et deux électrodes de potentiel P(1) et P(2) arrangées de telle façon que la distance r entre chacune des électrodes est constante.

Spanish

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