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Geological Engineering · Q28

Geophysical Methods in Engineering

Engineering and GATE · Geological Engineering · question 28

Q28

Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) primarily helps determine:

A.
Soil color
B.
Soil fertility
C.
Layer thicknesses
Answer
D.
Borehole depth

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
VES uses increasing electrode spacing to estimate thickness and resistivity of subsurface layers.