Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) Monitoring of Groundwater Flow Condition Surround Deep Excavation in Slope Area

Abstract

Indonesia is a country with lots of mountain and hills, conducting deep excavation around slope areas will affect the groundwater. Deep excavation will change the groundwater table and hydrogeological condition. In order to monitoring the groundwater flow from the deep excavation in slope area, Electrical Resistivity Tomography used to monitoring the area surround the deep excavation project. The resistivity distribution in the area can be determined by knowing the condition of the soil around the deep excavation project through ERT (Electrical Resistivity Tomography). By utilizing passive ERT, vital parameters, such as porosity and volumetric water content, can be estimated, enabling the calculation of water saturation maps from inverted resistivity values. The resistivity conditions of the soil are continuously monitored, leading to the identification of patterns in soil resistivity movement, and the detection of potential instabilities at the boundaries between areas with varying water saturation levels.