| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 195, 2020
4th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils (E-UNSAT 2020)
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| Article Number | 01031 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Field Studies and Engineering Applications | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202019501031 | |
| Published online | 16 October 2020 | |
Monitoring of earthen long linear embankments by geophysical tools integrated with geotechnical probes
School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
* Corresponding author: author@e-mail.org
The use of electrical conductivity measurements from a non-invasive hand held electromagnetic probe is showcased to monitor the water content of earthen embankments at routine inspections. A methodology to convert the electrical conductivity measurements from the electromagnetic device into water content values is illustrated. The methodology is based on measuring the soil electrical conductivity variation with respect to a baseline reference condition and calibrating a water content – electrical conductivity relationship by comparing electrical conductivity readings from the electromagnetic probes with water content readings taken from geotechnical probes installed in a few sections of the embankment. The values of water content converted from the conductivity measurements according to the proposed procedure were found to be in very good agreement with independent measures of water content taken at times well beyond the calibration period.
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