Masters Theses

Abstract

"This research project was undertaken to perfect a technique whereby theoretical horizontal resistivity profiles could be reproduced in laboratory tank studies.

Several specimen materials were tried and finally an acceptable specimen material was found. It was found that carbon specimens suspended in salt water would give horizontal resistivity profiles that agree to a remarkable degree with the theoretically predicted curves.

The investigations showed that the depth of burial of the specimen has a marked influence on the position of the characteristic edge effects and on the magnitude of the apparent resistivity.

The studies also indicated that successful tank studies could be carried out using sand as the enclosing media, rather than a salt water media, but with a loss of some of the homogeneity"--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Zenor, Hughes M., 1908-2001

Committee Member(s)

McFarland, Charles E.
Clark, George Bromley, 1912-
Christiansen, Carl R., 1921-1997

Department(s)

Mining Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Mining Engineering

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1961

Pagination

viii, 83 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 74-75).

Rights

© 1961 Edward E. Hornsey, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Electric prospecting -- Mathematical modelsEarth resistance (Geophysics)

Thesis Number

T 1312

Print OCLC #

5933055

Electronic OCLC #

964669266

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