APPLIED GEPPHYSICS

GEOELECTRIC FOR
GEOLOGICAL DISASTER
INVESTIGATION
---LANDSLIDE---

Week 8 (19-05-2022)
Geological Disaster
A natural disaster due to geological
disturbances, often caused by shifts
in tectonic plates and seismic
activity.

 Landslide
 Earth Quake
 Tsunami
 Volcanic Eruption
Geophysics for Disaster Monitoring and
Mitigation

 Microzonation mapping with seismic SASW (Spectral Analysis of Surface

Wave) and MASW (Multichannel  Analysis of Surface Wave). 
 observed the conditions and depth of the subduction zone using the Seismic
3D tomography imaging method.
 Gravity method for sinkhole and fault zone mapping that has been buried in
sediment layer.
 geomagnet method tomonitoring volcanoes.
 Geoelectric for sliding surface investigation.
LANDSLIDE
Type of Landslide

LANDSLIDE
the movement downslope of a
mass of rock, debris, earth,
or soil (soil being a mixture of
earth and debris). 
Type of Landslide

(falls) (topples) (spreads)

(slides)

(flows)
Causal Factors for Landslides
Causal Factors for Landslides
1. Ground Conditions
• •
Plastic weak material
• Sensitive material
• Collapsible material
• Weathered material
• Sheared material
• Adversely oriented structural
discontinuities including faults,
unconformities, flexural
• shears, sedimentary contacts
• Contrasts in permeability and its
effects on ground water
2. Geomorphological Processes
Tectonic uplift
• Volcanic uplift
• Vegetation removal
• Subsidence
3. Physical Processes
• Intense rainfall over a short period
• Earthquake
• Volcanic eruption
4. Man-Made Processes
• Excavation of the slope or its toe
• Water leakage from services like water
supplies, sewage, storm water drains
• Mining and quarrying in open pits or
underground galleries
• Vegetation removal
Factors responsible for Landslides
Inherent or basic conditions Geology

 Lithology
 Structure

Hydrologic conditions

Climate

Vegetation
Geoelectric for Landslide Investigation
Geoelectric for Landslide Investigation
Geolistrik method, especially
resistivity (resistivitas) is widely
used to estimate the depth and
thickness of aquifer because of the
highly unresistive aquifer physical
properties. If we look back at the
benefits of this geoelectricity,
there are many applications of
geoelectric methods both in the
field of geotechnical, archeology,
environment and disaster.
Geoelectric for Sliding Surface Investigation
the principle in the
geoelectrical method of type
resistance is the electric
current injected into the earth
through two current
electrodes, while the potential
difference occurring is
measured through two
potential electrodes.
 From measurement of current
and electric potential difference
can be obtained variation of
electric resistivity at layer below
the measuring point.

From the variation of this

resistivity, we can observe the
the layer of rocks, saturated
layer, weak rock, etc.

If we know the layers of rock,

then we can estimate the
location of the sliding surface

This sliding surface is often characterized by contrasting resistivity values

between the top and bottom layers.
Flow Chart of Geoelectric Survey Work
Hatur Nuhuuuuun
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