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Geoelectrical resistivity measurements for mapping groundwater seepage zones

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Geophysics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
  • 2Geophysics Division, Geological Survey of India, Central Region, Nagpur-440006, India

Int. Res. J. Earth Sci., Volume 11, Issue (2), Pages 12-23, August,25 (2023)

Abstract

Groundwater anomalously seeping into the basements of shops and houses in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is eroding the foundations and shortening the lifespan of the structures. A geoelectrical resistivity approach was utilised to identify the groundwater-bearing fractured zones that sustain the groundwater seepage in the research area in order to map the spatial distribution of seepage zones. Seven vertical and five horizontal geoelectrical cross-sections were prepared to delineate the groundwater-bearing fractured zones in the study area. The information obtained from the geoelectrical cross-sections provides insights into highly weathered, semi-fractured, and groundwater-saturated fractured zones that are characterised from surface to deeper depths in the area. Weathered formations frequently come into contact with the surface soil layer directly beneath, which rises to greater depths. In order to determine the range of resistivity of the formations in the research area, the layer characteristics of geoelectrical soundings are correlated with the closest accessible borehole lithology.

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