his study aims to investigate how the electrical-resistivity of different soils and grounding enhancement-materials is influenced by water-content and the dehydration under ambient and high-constant temperatures. The used enhancement-materials were extracted from surrounding wastes in Egyptian desert. First, waste enhancement-materials, their developed-mixture and soil samples were prepared for experimental testing. The contact-resistance between soil and enhancement-material was measured by using a designed soil-box. It was observed that adding a wood-ash as an interface-layer between the soil and enhancement-materials decreased significantly the contact-resistance. The developed-mixture and wood-ash demonstrated highest water-content retention when compared against the other enhancement-materials. This maintains their resistivity values low to serve for grounding purpose. The wood
Research Department
Research Date
Research Year
2024
Research Journal
Results in Engineering
Research Publisher
sciencedirect.com
Research Vol
23
Research Rank
Q1
Research_Pages
102707
Research Website
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024009629
Research Abstract
Research Rank
International Journal