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ELECTRICAL SOUNDING ON THE WATER SURFACE AT KHOR KUNDI EL‐BAHARI IN EGYPT *
Author(s) -
BOULOS F. K.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
geophysical prospecting
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.735
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1365-2478
pISSN - 0016-8025
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2478.1972.tb00635.x
Subject(s) - geology , depth sounding , alluvium , electrical resistivity and conductivity , surface water , homogeneous , economic geology , vertical electrical sounding , mineralogy , hydrology (agriculture) , groundwater , geomorphology , hydrogeology , geotechnical engineering , telmatology , oceanography , aquifer , environmental science , electrical engineering , physics , environmental engineering , thermodynamics , engineering
A bstract Electrical resistivity sounding was attempted with success in 1960 on the surface of the Nile water in Khor Kundi El‐Bahari, the starting place for the construction of the offset channel of the High Dam. The method was applied to determine the depth to the upper surface of the granite below the alluvium and Nile water. The success of the method conducted at two stations in the Khor is attributed to the favourable geological conditions of the section which consists of nearly homogeneous layers besides the good earthing conditions of electrodes dipped in water. The high resistivity contrast between water and granite facilitates interpretation of sounding curves. Factors interfering with the results of interpretation are mentioned.