Electrical resistivity tomography methods for archaeological prospection

Ullrich, Burkart; Günther, Thomas; Rücker, Carsten

doi:10.11588/propylaeumdok.00000488

2010

DOI: 10.11588/propylaeumdok.00000488

|View full text |Cite

Electrical resistivity tomography methods for archaeological prospection

Burkart Ullrich¹,

Thomas Günther²,

Carsten Rücker³

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2018

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

References 2 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Induced polarization response of porous media with metallic particles — Part 7: Detection and quantification of buried slag heaps

Ahmed

Revil

et al. 2018

GEOPHYSICS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

With the progress of metallurgical activities, more and more dumped slag heaps emerge as valuable deposits to feed the growing need for metal resources. Detecting, quantifying, and reextracting metals from these slags may complement the prospection of new ore deposits. However, the spatial delineation of the slag heap cannot easily be obtained from the resistivity distribution alone (determined either with galvanometric or with induction-based methods). Although the magnetic method can detect slag heaps, it fails to make an estimation of the quantity of metal present in the slag. Alternatively, the induced polarization (IP) method can be used to fulfill this goal. The complex conductivity responses of slag samples from a slag heap in France are obtained in the laboratory. These data are used to assess the grade of the slag, which is close to 8%. Then, a least-squares 3D IP inversion is used to get the subsurface chargeability distribution delimiting the slag heap in the ground. From the linear relationship determined between the chargeability and the volumetric metal content or the volumetric slag content, the metallic volume of the slag heaps can be directly determined. This approach is used at the site of Saint-Vincent sur L'Isle, Dordogne (France), where it allows characterizing the shape of a slag heap and quantifying the total cumulative metal content of the investigated area.

show abstract

Induced polarization response of porous media with metallic particles — Part 7: Detection and quantification of buried slag heaps

Ahmed

Revil

et al. 2018

GEOPHYSICS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Electrical resistivity tomography methods for archaeological prospection

Cited by 1 publication

References 2 publications

Induced polarization response of porous media with metallic particles — Part 7: Detection and quantification of buried slag heaps

Induced polarization response of porous media with metallic particles — Part 7: Detection and quantification of buried slag heaps

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About