groundwater exploration for water well site locations using geophysical survey methods
T.Abdulkadar,P.Naveen
Published in International Journal of Advanced Research in Civil,Structural,Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering and Developing
ISSN: 2320-723X Impact Factor:1.7 Volume:3 Issue:1 Year: 13 March,2017 Pages:436-440
Abstract
Groundwater can be encountered in various modes of occurrence. Groundwater exploration is the investigation of underground formations to understand the hydrologic cycle, know the groundwater quality, and identify the nature, number and type of aquifers. There are different groundwater exploration methods. One of the surface geophysical methods is therefore the vertical electrical sounding method. Vertical electrical sounding (VES) is one to provide valuable information regarding the vertical successions of subsurface geo-materials in terms of their individual thicknesses and corresponding resistivity values. The objective of this study was therefore to locate two well site locations using surface geophysical methods for water supply purposes.The wellpoints are installed by jetting them into the ground.
Kewords
Groundwater exploration, Geophysical survey, Water well, Haramaya University, Lake Haramaya watershed
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