Enhancing Electrical Contact with a Commercial Polymer for Electrical Resistivity Tomography on Archaeological Sites: A Case Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Material and Methods
3.1. Electrical Resistivity Tomography
3.2. Carbomer-Based Gel
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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No Added Gel | With Added Gel | ||
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Value | (in Ω) | ||
Checking | Measurement #1 | Measurement #2 | |
Min 1 | 7643.3 | 39.4 | 157.3 |
Max 2 | 134,249.0 | 1006.1 | 698.0 |
Med 3 | 38,147.0 | 289.8 | 229.3 |
Mean | 48,880.4 | 316.7 | 264.2 |
Std 4 | 35,243.7 | 134.7 | 97.3 |
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Vásconez-Maza, M.D.; Martínez-Pagán, P.; Aktarakçi, H.; García-Nieto, M.C.; Martínez-Segura, M.A. Enhancing Electrical Contact with a Commercial Polymer for Electrical Resistivity Tomography on Archaeological Sites: A Case Study. Materials 2020, 13, 5012. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13215012
Vásconez-Maza MD, Martínez-Pagán P, Aktarakçi H, García-Nieto MC, Martínez-Segura MA. Enhancing Electrical Contact with a Commercial Polymer for Electrical Resistivity Tomography on Archaeological Sites: A Case Study. Materials. 2020; 13(21):5012. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13215012
Chicago/Turabian StyleVásconez-Maza, Marco D., Pedro Martínez-Pagán, Hasan Aktarakçi, María C. García-Nieto, and Marcos A. Martínez-Segura. 2020. "Enhancing Electrical Contact with a Commercial Polymer for Electrical Resistivity Tomography on Archaeological Sites: A Case Study" Materials 13, no. 21: 5012. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13215012