Levee Composition Mapping Using Electrical Resistivity

Authors

Sarah E. Byerly, Wright State University - Main Campus
Ernest C. Hauser, Wright State University - Main Campus
Paul J. Wolfe, Wright State University - Main Campus

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Identifier/URL

40267814 (Pure); 84955608618 (QABO)

Abstract

The Great Miami River System in southwestern Ohio has one of the oldest flood control systems in the country. In an attempt to gauge the effectiveness of the levee system during flood times, electrical resistivity has recently been used to map the internal structure of the levee to delineate sand and gravel pockets, which may be prone to wash outs during a major flood. To do this, 2D continuous resistivity profiles were collected at two levee sites in the greater Dayton area. Sand and gravel lenses tend to appear as high resistivity anomalies within the levee structure. Future goals include drilling boreholes at high resistivity anomaly locations to test the accuracy of electrical resistivity to determine sand and gravel lenses.

Comments

Publisher Copyright: © 2002 Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

Repository Citation

Byerly, S., Hauser, E., & Wolfe, P. (2002). Levee Composition Mapping Using Electrical Resistivity. SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 21 (1), 1591-1593.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/ees/148

DOI

10.1190/1.1816975