KUK - LMS

Syllabus

MODULE NO / UNIT	COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE	NOTES
Course Code: GP-304 Course Name: Electrical Prospecting
1	Introduction to electrical methods A rapid review of the method and techniques of electrical prospecting and their classifications. Electrical properties of rocks, electrical properties of rock and their measurement, anisotrophy and its effect on electrical fields. The geoelectric section and geological section. Basic concept on natural electric field.
2	Induced Polarization and Self Potential method Electrode configuration, the choice of method and choice of site measurement, presentation of measured data. S.P. Method: Origin of self potential, theoretical and experimental basis of S.P. method, field of polarized conductor, sphere and cylinder, determination of ore body parameter, downward continuation of S.P. data I.P method: Sources of I.P, Membrane and electrode potential, time domain and frequency domain measurement of IP, chargeability, percent frequency effect and metal factor, dipole theory of I.P., transformation of time domain to frequency domain data
3	Resistivity Methods D.C. resistivity method, fundamental laws, different electrode configurations and their geometrical factors, the potential distribution at the surface of horizontally stratified earth, Kernel function and its relation to subsurface parameters, Principle of equivalence, Principle of superposition and Principle of suppression.
4	Interpretation of Electrical resistivity Data Apparent resistivity function, computation of apparent resistivity model curves, vertical electrical sounding and horizontal profiling techniques, Interpretation of resistivity sounding data, Asymptotic method, Complete curve matching, auxillary point method, equivalent curve matching using maxima and minima, Dar Zurruck curve, Direct interpretation method, electrical profiling near a vertical contact, dyke, sphere, application of linear filter theory for resistivity interpretation.