APPLICATION OF 2-DIMENSIONAL TOMOGRAPHY TO INVESTIGATE SUBSURFACE LITHOLOGY IN AUCHI POLYTECHNIC, AUCHI, EDO STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • CO Aigbogun DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA
  • DA Babaiwa DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY, AUCHI POLYTECHNIC, AUCHI, EDO STATE, NIGERIA
  • BJO Mujakperuo DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA

Keywords:

Lithology, resistivity, subsurface, Wenner-Schlumberger, 2-Dimensional.

Abstract

The Wenner – Schlumberger array was used for Constant Separation Traversing (CST) to investigate subsurface lithology in Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi. All the traverses were carried out with electrode spacing of 5 m with a spread of 200 m. The data was obtained using Pasi terrameter (16-GL) and processed with the Dipro software. The subsurface resistivity values ranged from 207 ?m – 8357 ?m. The results obtained from this survey classified the subsurface lithology into topsoil, clayey sand, sandy clay and sand. The maximum depth penetrated was 50 m.

 

http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v39i3.31

 

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2020-06-22

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Agricultural, Bioresources, Biomedical, Food, Environmental & Water Resources Engineering

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APPLICATION OF 2-DIMENSIONAL TOMOGRAPHY TO INVESTIGATE SUBSURFACE LITHOLOGY IN AUCHI POLYTECHNIC, AUCHI, EDO STATE, NIGERIA. (2020). Nigerian Journal of Technology, 39(3), 905-910. https://nijotech.com/index.php/nijotech/article/view/2378