• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.350-360
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• 2008

Electrical resistivity is one of physical property of the earth and measured by electrical resistivity survey, electrical resistivity logging and laboratory test. Recently, electrical resistivity is widely used in determination of rock quality in support pattern design of road and railway tunnel construction sites. To get more reliable rock quality data from electrical resistivity, it needs a lot of test and study on correlation of resistivity and rock quality. Firstly, we did rock property test in laboratory, such as P wave velocity, Young's modulus, uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and electrical resistivity. We correlate each test results and we found out that electrical resistivity has highly related to P wave velocity, Young's modulus and UCS. Next, we accomplished electrical resistivity survey in field site and carried out electrical resistivity logging at in-situ area. We also performed rock classification, such as RQD, RMR and Q-system and we correlate electrical resistivity to RMR data. We found out that electrical resistivity logging data are highly correlate to RMR. Also we found out that electrical resistivity survey data are lower than electrical resistivity logging data when there are faults or fractures. And it cause electrical resistivity survey data to lowly correlate to RMR.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.130-135
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• 2004

This paper describes the physical properties of the factors controlling the electrical resistivity of the subsurface. Resistivities of various types of soil and rock samples saturated with sodium chloride solutions having nine different concentrations were measured, and the measured resistivities of these samples were compared with calculated resistivities obtained using the conventional empirical formulas. From the results obtained, we observed that the resistivity of the soil and rock samples increases with increasing in pore-fluids resistivity regardless of the media type. However, between 20 and 200 ohm-m, which is the normal range of resistivity of groundwater, the resistivity of the pore-fluids have little or no effect on the resistivities of the samples used. Below 10 ohm-m, the resistivities of the samples are mainly controlled by the pore-fluids, whereas, in the normal range of resistivity of groundwater, the sample resistivities are controlled by their intrinsic matrix resistivity more than by the pore-fluids resistivity. Also, the measured resistivity of rock and soil samples having more than $20\%$ clay contents showed a good agreement with the calculated resistivity using the parallel resistance model whereas, the calculated resistivities of glass beads correlate with that obtained using Archie's formula. When the pore-fluid resistivity is high, the computation of the resistivity values of the samples using the Archie's formula could not be carried out. Through this study, we were able to confirm that the tests are only applicable to the parallel resistance model considering the intrinsic matrix resistivity within the normal resistivity range of groundwater in the subsurface.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.62-71
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• 2019

We conducted DC resistivity and MT survey to obtain the resistivity structure of the central Myanmar basin. We tried to analyze the underground structure through the resistivity variation of Myanmar by performing representative geophysical survey methods because researches on the electrical resistivity structure are insufficient in Myanmar. The electrical resistivity is expected to be low considering the marine sedimentary rocks composed of shale and sandstone in this area. The DC resistivity and MT survey were carried out using SmartRho of Geolux Co., Ltd. and MTU-5A of Phoenix geophysics Ltd., respectively, to visualize the electrical resistivity structure of study area. DC resistivity and MT survey showed an electrical resistivity less than dozens of ohm-m within the depth of 100 m. In particular, MT survey data were almost similar to TM and TE modes in the frequency range above 1 Hz. The two-dimensional inversion of MT data showed a subsurface structure with low resistivity below 150 ohm-m divided into east-west direction. We confirmed that the inversions of DC resisitivity and MT data along an overlapped survey line represented similar results. In the future, considering the high electrical conductivity, it would be effective to perform DC resistivity and MT survey simultaneously to study the electrical resistivity structure of the central Myanmar basin.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.539-545
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• 2014

Contact resistivity between silver electrodes and the emitter layer of a silicon solar cell wafer has been measured using either the circular transmission line method or the linear transmission line method. The circular transmission line method has an advantage over the linear transmission line method, in that it does not require an additional process for mesa etching to eliminate the leakage current. In contrast, the linear transmission line method has the advantage that its specimen can be acquired directly from a silicon solar cell. In this study, measured resistance data for the calculation of contact resistivity is compared for these two methods, and the mechanism by which the linear transmission line method can more realistically reflect the impact of the width and thickness of a silver electrode on contact resistivity is investigated.

• Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.171-183
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• 2004

Electrical resistivity survey is widely used to investigate the stability of center-core type fill dam against the seepage phenomenon. In this study, we analyze the resistivity information obtained on a earth fill dam and compare it with the geotechnical SPT result. The analysis shows that the zones showing low resistivity value generally have low N value. However, some zones with high resistivity pattern do not accompany the increase of N value, and even showing low N value. These results imply that the direct identification of resistivity value to the real status of the core material of fill dam is impossible, and a highly resistive zone may be in serious status due to the effect increasing the resistivity value by the piping condition. Therefore, multiple exploration should be planned to reduce the uncertainty in application of geophysical methods to dam safety evaluation.

• Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.455-462
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• 2006

In this paper, we used the electrical resistivity survey as a simple and reasonable technique to evaluate the effectiveness of grouting. And, a mechanism was also analyzed to understand how the electrical resistivity is affected by the loss of fine material in the core of a dam. From this mechanism, it was confirmed that electrical resistivity value of the damage section may be up or down depending on the survey conditions. This result seems to be contrary to the previous study that electrical resistivity of the damage zone become alway low. To clarify what was investigated, the electrical resistivity before and after grouting was compared and analyzed. As the result, it was concluded that grouting effectiveness was successfully assessed by electrical resistivity survey.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.365-365
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• 2012

스퍼터된 a축 성장된 산화아연 박막의 전기적 및 구조적 특성의 DC 파워에 대한 영향을 c 축 성장된 산화아연 박막과의 비교를 통해 분석하였다. 1~103 ${\Omega}{\cdot}cm$의 낮은 비저항을 갖는 파워를 갖는 조건과 106~108 ${\Omega}{\cdot}cm$의 높은 비저항을 갖는 파워를 갖는 조건에 대한 분석을 진행하였다. 각 조건에 따른 XRD 분석을 통해 낮은 비저항을 갖는 파워를 갖는 조건의 경우 (100) 성장 방향을 강하게 나타내었으나, 높은 비저항을 갖는 파워를 갖는 조건의 경우 약한 (002) 성장 방향을 나타내었다. EDS를 이용한 분석시 낮은 비저항을 갖는 파워의 경우 상대적 으로 oxygen rich 특성을 나타내었다. 이번 연구를 통해 비저항 등 다양한 조건에 따라 결정 성장 방향이 다름을 확인하였으며, 이에 대한 분석을 통해 산화아연 박막의 성장된 조건에 따 라 다양한 전자소자에의 응용 및 분석이 필요함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.164-169
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• 2018

In this study, the effect of the size of the specimen on the apparent resistivity was investigated at the laboratory level for electrical resistivity. The specimens were measured for apparent resistivity by fabricating specimens with different sides and heights. Experimental results show that the apparent resistivity increases as the side and height of the specimen become smaller. Also, it was confirmed that the influence of the size of the specimen on the electrical resistivity measurement was not linear.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.116-119
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• 2003

본 연구는 전기비저항 탐사법을 이용한 실내실험의 결과를 활용하여 토양의 수리특성별 지층비저항계수를 산출하여 소유역에 대하여 대략적인 수리지질 특성을 규명하는 방안을 제시하는 것이다. 연구결과, 모래로 구성된 토양층의 경우는 본 실내시험에서 얻어진 지층비저항계수에 따른 공극율 및 수리전도도의 관계를 활용할 수 있으며, 점토가 포함된 토양층의 경우는 표면전도도의 영향으로 측정되는 전기비저항이 실제 측정값보다 낮게 나타나므로 향후 전기이중층 효과를 고려하여 개발하는 경험식의 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.199-205
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• 2002

In the resistivity method, the potential difference between two grounded electrodes is measured and this can be positive or negative. The apparent resistivity and the potential difference have the same polarity. Since the electric field is the gradient of the potential, the polarity of the potential difference depends on the direction of the electric field. If the direction of the vector connecting two grounded electrodes is the same to that of the electric field, the measured potential difference and the apparent resistivity become positive. If the opposite is the case, they become negative. In general, the primary electric field and the vector connecting two potential electrodes have the same direction in a surface resistivity method. In this case, the measured potential difference is always positive because the primary electric field is greater than the secondary field. Therefore, the apparent resistivity is always positive if noise is free and topography is flat. The secondary field component, however, can be greater than the primary field component along the vector connecting two potential electrodes in the cross-hole resistivity method. Furthermore, if the secondary electric field and the vector connecting two potential electrodes have an opposite direction, the apparent resistivity become negative. Consequently, the apparent resistivity may be negative in the region where the primary electric field component along the vector connecting two potential electrodes is very small.