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JFZ4024Electric-Electromagnetic Interpretation 1+2+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 1 hour of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Özlem HACIOĞLU
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Following the electrical & electromagnetic prospecting course, the student should obtain knowledge of further interpretation skills of geoelectrical surveys by using iterative forward modelling, and inversion of field data.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : 1- and 2-Dimensional modeling of electrical resistivity method1,21,3,6
LO - 2 : interpret self-potential (SP) field data1,2,41,3,6
LO - 3 : interpret İP data1,21,3,6
LO - 4 : interpret EM data1,21,3,6
LO - 5 : interpret composit survey field data1,21,3,6
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Measurement of electrical properties of rocks and minerals in the laboratory. Origin of self-potentials (SP) . Calculations of SP anomalies of simple geometrical bodies. Electrical resistivity methods. Electrode arrays. Layered earth and vertical electrical sounding (VES) . Calculation of VES curves by linear filters. Optimization methods and Pekeris Koefoed method of direct interpretation. Geological section from VES data. Electrical mapping, Anisotropic earth. Introduction to 2D modelling of field data. Origin of the IP effects. Time and frequency domain IP methods. Complex resistivity or spectral IP method. Magnetic IP method. Interpretation of IP field data.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Geoelectrical Methods, clasification of the methods and general interpretation approaches.
 Week 2Electrical resistivity methods; interpretaion of horizontal profiling field data.
 Week 3Interpretaion of horizontal profiling field data, field examples.
 Week 4Forward modelling, interpretation of Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) data by lineer filters.
 Week 5Direct interpretation methods.
 Week 62-Dimensional modelling of electrical resistivity data, field examples.
 Week 72-Dimensional modelling of electrical resistivity data, field examples.
 Week 8Complex resistivity measurements. Interpretation of Induced Polarisation (IP) data. 2-D modelling
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Interpretation of Induced Polarisation (IP) data. 2-D modelling.
 Week 11Self-potential (SP) method. SP field procedures and interpretation of SP data.
 Week 12Telluric amd magnetotelluric methods and interpretation of field data.
 Week 13Electromagnetic (EM) Methods. Frequency and time domain EM. Interpretation of Very Low Frequency (VLF) field data.
 Week 14Interpretation of phase component measurements.
 Week 15Interpretation of phase component measurements. Airborne EM
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Telford W.M. et al, 1990, Applied Geophysics, Cambridge University Press.
2Parasnis, D.S., 1986, Principles of Applied Geophysics, 4th edition, Chapman and Hall, London.
 
Recommended Reading
1Ward, S.H., 1992, Resistivity and Induced Polarisation Methods, Investigation in Geophysics No.5, SEG, Geotechnical and Environmental Geophysics, Edited by Stanley H. Ward, pp. 147-189.
2Coşkun, N., 2009, Self Potansiyel (SP) Yöntemi, KTÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Baskı Birimi, Fakülte Ders Notları Serisi No:4.
3Coşkun, N., 2009, İndüksiyon Polarizasyonu (İP) Yöntemi, KTÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Baskı Birimi, Fakülte Ders Notları Serisi No:5.
4Bertin, J. and Loeb, J., 1976, Experimental and Theoretical Aspects of Induced Polarisation, Geoexploration Monographs, Vol. 1 and 2, Gebrüder, Borntraeger, Berlin.
5Koefoed, O., 1979, Geosounding Principles, Elsevier, N.Y.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 15/04/2012 2 50
End-of-term exam 16 17/06/2010 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Uygulama 4 4 16
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 15 1 15
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load103