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2021 Vol.26, Issue 6
A Review on Past Cases of Self-potential Surveys for Dikes and Embankments Considering Streaming Potential

흐름 전위 특성을 고려한 수리시설물에서의 자연 전위 탐사 사례 고찰

Seo Young Song1
,
AHyun Cho1
,
Peter K. Kang2
,
Myung Jin Nam13*
송 서영1
,
조 아현1
,
강 경철2
,
남 명진13*
1Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering, Sejong University, South Korea
2Department of Earth and Envirionmental Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
3Department of Energy Resources and Geosystems Engineering, Sejong University, South Korea
1세종대학교 에너지자원공학과
2University of Minnesota
3세종대학교 지구자원시스템공학과
*Corresponding Author
31 December 2021. pp. 1-17
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Abstract

Self-potential (SP) surveys measure naturally occurring differences in electrical potential in the absence of artificial sources and have been applied to various fields since the first application in mineral explorations. Among various causes of SP occurrences, streaming potential is generated by the flow of groundwater, and makes SP surveys suitable for the exploration of groundwater table fluctuation, fractures, sinkholes and landslide occurrences. Recently, there has been many studies that applied SP surveys to monitor water leakage through dikes and embankments. In this review paper, we first review the characteristics and theoretical backgrounds of streaming potential in saturated or unsaturated porous media to introduce it in the embankment among various application field. After the review of the background theory, we review the past cases of field SP surveys on dikes and embankments and also the characteristics of field streaming potential data in the surveys. Further, by analyzing past studies of qualitative as well as quantitative interpretation of SP survey data, we show the possibility of quantitative interpretation of streaming potential data obtained on dikes and embankments. Consequently, it is hope that this review paper helps researches on SP surveys on dikes and embankments, and provides basis for interpretation methods of the SP data to identify leaked area and further leakage rate (or permeability).

Keywords
self-potential
streaming potential
embankment
dike
leakage
monitoring
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국지하수토양환경학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
  • Journal Title(Ko) :지하수토양환경
  • Volume : 26
  • No :6
  • Pages :1-17
  • Received Date : 2021-10-06
  • Revised Date : 2021-10-13
  • Accepted Date : 2021-11-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2021.26.6.001
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