SOIL PROSPECTION

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TEST AND EQUIPMENT INFORMATION

Test Done By
Test Date
Weather Clear
Soil Condition Dry
Test Method Wenner 4 Point
Test Equipment Megger - Null balance
Serial No of Equipment 1044M9202700988
Callibration Date 14/11/2010
Callibration Certificate 1006/65

BASIC SKETCH OF TEST LINES

TEST RESULTS
Line 1 Line 2
Probe Spacing Megger Reading Calculated Megger Reading Calculated
(m) (Ω) Ressistivity (Ωm) (Ω) Ressistivity (Ωm)
0.5 21 65.97
1 14 87.96
1.5 16 150.80
2 12 150.80
2.5 11.2 175.93
3 10.6 199.81
4 9.2 231.22
6 6.4 241.27
8 4.8 241.27
10 3.8 238.76
12 3.2 241.27
14 2.7 237.50
*ressistivity calculated according to ρ=2πaR where a = probe spacing and R = megger reading
 300

250
Apparent Resistivity, ρa (Ωm)

200
TEST
LINE 1
150 TEST
LINE 2

100

50

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Probe Spacing (m)

Figure 1 Plot of Apparent Resistivity (ρa) vs Probe Spacing (a)

From the data above
ρ1 50 Ωm
ρ2 250 Ωm

1000

Interpolated plot of
100 apprent resistivity
from Figure 1

10
ρa/ρ1

1
0.1 1 10 100 1000

0.1

0.01

0.001
a/h
 0.01

0.001
a/h
Figure 2 Sunde's Graphical Method
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From the interpolated curve on Sunde's Grpahical Method (figure 2):

ρa/ρ1 2 Ωm
a/h 1.4
ρa 100 Ωm

From the data shown on the apprent resitivity (figure 1)

a 1m
h 0.7 m

Summary of data for Two-Layer Soil Model

ρ1 50 Ωm
ρ2 250 Ωm
h 0.7 m
k 0.667 (reflection factor)

Graphical Representation of Model

150
ρa

2 Layer Model
Avg of data

15
0.1 1 10

NOTES:
In general these initial readings indicate performance of the earth, although later readings may be somewhat
different as they will be affected by consolidation of the soil and seasonal variations in moisture, temperature
and mineral content.

S.T. Scowby
line 1 line 2 line 3 line 4
x y x y x y x
0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1
0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2
0.3 1.05 0.3 1.05 0.3 1.05 0.3
1 1.75 1 1.75 1 1.75 1
2 2.8 2 2.8 2 2.8 2
5 6.5 5 6.5 5 6.5 5
10 13 10 13 10 13 10
20 26 20 26 20 26 20
50 65 50 65 50 55 50
100 122 100 110 100 88 100
200 235 200 185 200 120 200
500 490 500 320 500 160 500
1000 720 1000 420 1000 180 1000
2000 900 2000 495 2000 195 2000
 line 5 line 6 Line 7
y x y x y x y
1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 1
1 0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2 1
1.05 0.3 1.05 0.3 1.05 0.3 1.05
1.75 1 1.75 1 1.75 1 1.75
2.8 2 2.8 2 2.8 2 2.8
6.5 5 6.5 5 5.5 5 4.8
13 10 12 10 8.5 10 6.5
24 20 20 20 12 20 8
42 50 32 50 16 50 9.4
60 100 40 100 18 100 9.8
75 200 45 200 19 200 10
90 500 48 500 20 500 10
98 1000 49 1000 20 1000 10
100 2000 50 2000 20 2000 10
Line 8 Line 9 Line 10
x y x y x y
0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 1
0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2 1
0.3 1.05 0.3 1.05 0.3 1
1 1.75 1 1.3 1 1
2 2.4 2 1.5 2 1
5 3.3 5 1.73 5 1
10 4 10 1.9 10 1
20 4.6 20 2 20 1
50 5 50 2 50 1
100 5 100 2 100 1
200 5 200 2 200 1
500 5 500 2 500 1
1000 5 1000 2 1000 1
2000 5 2000 2 2000 1
Line 11 Line 12 Line 13 Line 14
x y x y x y x
0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1
0.2 0.95 0.2 0.95 0.2 0.95 0.2
0.3 0.9 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.9 0.3
1 0.65 1 0.65 1 0.65 1
2 0.18 2 0.18 2 0.18 2
5 0.004 5 0.0055 5 0.01 5
6.5 0.0015 10 0.0024 10 0.0055 10
7.5 0.0012 20 0.002 20 0.005 20
9.5 0.00101 50 0.002 50 0.005 50
10 0.001 100 0.002 100 0.005 100
20 0.001 200 0.002 200 0.005 200
50 0.001 500 0.002 500 0.005 500
100 0.001 1000 0.002 1000 0.005 1000
200 0.001 2000 0.002 2000 0.005 2000
500 0.001
1000 0.001
2000 0.001
 Line 15 Line 16 Line 17
y x y x y x y
1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 1
0.95 0.2 0.95 0.2 0.95 0.2 0.95
0.9 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.9
0.65 1 0.65 1 0.65 1 0.65
0.18 2 0.2 2 0.25 2 0.32
0.018 5 0.04 5 0.08 5 0.13
0.0105 10 0.021 10 0.052 10 0.105
0.01 20 0.02 20 0.05 20 0.1
0.01 50 0.02 50 0.05 50 0.1
0.01 100 0.02 100 0.05 100 0.1
0.01 200 0.02 200 0.05 200 0.1
0.01 500 0.02 500 0.05 500 0.1
0.01 1000 0.02 1000 0.05 1000 0.1
0.01 2000 0.02 2000 0.05 2000 0.1
Line 18 Line 19
x y x y
0.1 1 0.1 1
0.2 0.95 0.2 0.95
0.3 0.9 0.3 0.9
1 0.65 1 0.75
2 0.4 2 0.65
5 0.23 5 0.52
10 0.2 10 0.5
20 0.2 20 0.5
50 0.2 50 0.5
100 0.2 100 0.5
200 0.2 200 0.5
500 0.2 500 0.5
1000 0.2 1000 0.5
2000 0.2 2000 0.5