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Electrical imaging or electrical tomography is a survey technique suitable for the investigation of areas of shallow complex geology, where the use of other electrical and electromagnetic techniques is less effective. An electrical image has been delineated at a site located in front of the Department of Geological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 16 soil samples were collected from two boreholes located on the image line and geotechnical parameters such as unit weight, water content, grain size, plastic limit, liquid limit and plasticity index were measured in the laboratory. These geotechnical parameters were compared with the measured electrical resistivity.
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Shamaun Kabir, A.S.M., Hossain, D. & Abdullah, R. 2-D electrical imaging in some geotechnical investigation of Madhupur clays, Bangladesh. J Geol Soc India 77, 73–81 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-011-0009-4
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