COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTRICAL PROSPECTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 3502 ELECTRICAL PROSPECTION COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MAHMUT GÖKTUĞ DRAHOR

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

Electrical methods in Geophysics, the source of self-potential, generation causes, measuring equipment, corrections, models, evaluation of SP data and applications, introduction to resistivity method, electrical properties of rocks, basic electrical definitions, electrical potential equation in ideal (semi-infinitive, homogeneous, isotrop) media, configurations, reciprocity, horizontal layering and their evaluation (master curves-Dar Zarrouk parameters- maps- evaluation of data with computers), image method, elektrical resistivity inversion, 2 and 3 dimension inversion in resistivity, IP

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the generation causes of self-potential.
2   Identify the source of self-potential and conduction of electricity for subsurface.
3   Calculate the potential changes for different subsurface conditions.
4   Explain the boundary conditions for the given formula.
5   Simulate the different geophysical problems, calculate the potential and resistivity/conductivity changes, interpret the measurement results, solve the problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

JEF 2311 - POTENTIAL THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, History of electrical prospection, application fields
2 Electrical properties of rocks and the media, description of physical parameters
3 The source of self-potential
4 Data acquisition and evaluation in self-potential
5 Electricalresistivity method, configurations, layering, reciprocity
6 Horizontal layering and vertical electrical sounding
7 Application examples of vertical electrical sounding
8 Vertical contacts and their modelings, image method, finite difference and finite element solution
9 Measurements in electrical resistivity method
10 Evaluations in electrical resistivity method
11 Induced Polarization method and its origin
12 Time and frequency domain IP and their applications
13 Inversion in electrical prospection methods
14 Applications of inversion in electrical prospection methods

Recomended or Required Reading

Zhdanov, M.S. and Keller, G.V., 1994. The geoelectrical methods in geophysical exploration. Elseiver, Amsterdam.
Supplementary Book(s): Başokur, A.T., 2004. Düşey elektrik sondajı verilerinin yorumu. TMMOB Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Eğitim Yayınları 15.
Kaynak, U., 2011. Indüklem polarizasyon yöntemi. TMMOB Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Eğitim Yayınları 18.
References: Clark, A.J.C., Seeing Beneath the Soil. London, Batsford, 1990.
Loke, M.H., Tutorial: 2-D and 3-D electrical imaging surveys. 2004.
Menke, W., Geophysical data analysis: Discrete inverse theory. International Geophysics Series 45, 1984.
Materials: Course notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation + Application + Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

One mid-term exam shall be made, 30 % of the mid-term exam, 20 % of the average of the homeworks and 50 % of the final exam would be the semester mark.
MID-TERM (%30): LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
HOMEWORK (%20): LO5
FINAL (%50): LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Active participation to the lecture.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

goktug.drahor@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 10:30-12:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 3 4 12
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 129

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1533
LO.2533
LO.3533
LO.4533
LO.5533

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