Application of the Horizontal Soil Stratification and Lateral Profiling Methods for 3D Mapping of the Soil Electrical Resistivity

Wesley P. Calixto, Carlos L. B. Silva, Viviane M. Gomes, Marcio R. C. Reis, Antonio M. Silva Filho, Antonio P. Coimbra and Gabriel A. Wainer
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Wesley P. Calixto: Electrical, Mechanical & Computer Engineering School, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-010, Brazil
Carlos L. B. Silva: Electrical, Mechanical & Computer Engineering School, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-010, Brazil
Viviane M. Gomes: Electrical, Mechanical & Computer Engineering School, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-010, Brazil
Marcio R. C. Reis: Electrical, Mechanical & Computer Engineering School, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-010, Brazil
Antonio M. Silva Filho: Electrical, Mechanical & Computer Engineering School, Federal University of Goias, Goiania 74605-010, Brazil
Antonio P. Coimbra: Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal
Gabriel A. Wainer: Visualization, Simulation and Modeling, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON 1125, Canada

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-24

Abstract: This work presents a methodology for horizontal soil stratification and a device for 3D soil mapping using the discretization of the Wenner’s method. The methodology starts from the application of the lateral profiling method in conjunction with the Wenner’s method to find the experimental resistivity curve. The Sunde’s algorithm is used to construct the theoretical resistivity curve. By utilizing these experimental and theoretical resistivity curves, it is possible to apply the optimization process to find the parameters: electrical conductivity and thickness of each soil layer. The area under study is discretized and the results related to all subareas are unified using interpolation process. The whole process which results in 3D soil mapping may be automatically produced using the proposed device.

Keywords: 3D mapping; soil stratification; Wenner’s method; Sunde’s algorithm; optimization process; lateral profiling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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