U.S.-Norway Cooperative Research: Evaluation of Potential of Earth Resistivity in Norway

该奖项由国际项目部支持，允许拉斐特学院的玛丽·j·罗斯与挪威奥斯陆的挪威岩土技术研究所的研究人员合作。该项目将运用Roth在多电极大地电阻率测试方面的专业知识，对边坡稳定性、水坝和隧道的渗漏进行调查，并对挪威和欧洲其他地区的冻土进行研究。大地电阻率测试正迅速被纳入岩土工程调查，用于范围广泛的工程项目。这项研究的结果将是更好地理解与地球电阻率测试相关的用途、可靠性和局限性，以及更好地评估该技术在新工程应用中的适用性。

This award supported by the Division of International Programs allows Mary J. Roth of Lafayette College to collaborate with research staff members of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute in Oslo, Norway. The project will apply Roth's expertise with multi-electrode earth resistivity testing into investigations of slope stability, leakage in dams and tunnels, and the study of frozen soils in Norway and other locations in Europe. Earth resistivity testing is being rapidly incorporated into geotechnical engineering investigations for a wide range of projects. The results of this research will be a better understanding of the uses, reliability, and limitations associated with earth resistivity testing as well as a better assessment of the applicability of this technique in new engineering applications.