The Use of Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) for Subsurface Geophysical Investigation around Bomo Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Jatau, B.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Patrick, N.O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Baba, Adama Oleka | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fadele, S.I. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-14T07:19:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-14T07:19:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-01-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Electrical resistivity investigation was carried out around Bomo area, Zaria, Kaduna state, in order to study the subsurface geologic layer with a view of determining the depth to the bedrock and thickness of the geologic layers. Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) using Schlumberger array was carried out at fifteen (15) VES stations. ABEM terrameter (SAS 300) was used for the data acquisition. The field data obtained have been analysed using computer software (IPI2win) which gives an automatic interpretation of the apparent resistivity. The VES results revealed heterogeneous nature of the subsurface geological sequence. The geologic sequence beneath the study area is composed of hard pan top soil (clayey and sandy-lateritic), weathered layer, partly weathered or fractured basement and fresh basement. The resistivity value for the topsoil layer varies from 40Ωm to 450Ωm with thickness ranging from 1.25 to 7.5 m. The weathered basement has resistivity values ranging from 50Ωm to 593Ωm and thickness of between 1.37 to 20.1 m. The fractured basement has resistivity values ranging from 218Ωm to 520Ωm and thickness of between 12.9 to 26.3 m. The fresh basement (bedrock) has resistivity values ranging from 1215Ωm to 2150Ωm with infinite depth. However, the depth from the earth’s surface to the bedrock surface varies between 2.63 to 34.99 m. The study further stressed the importance of the findings in civil engineering structures and groundwater prospecting. | en_US |
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| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/5712 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Geology and Mining, Nasarawa State University Keffi | en_US |
| dc.subject | Electrical Resistivity, CERT (CT), Vertical Electrical sounding (VES), Top soil (TP), Weathered basement (WB), Partly Weathered Basement (PWB) and Fresh Basement (FB). | en_US |
| dc.title | The Use of Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) for Subsurface Geophysical Investigation around Bomo Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |