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Effect of plasticity characteristics on the electrical resistivity of bentonite

This paper presents the effect of plasticity and the limit states on the electrical resistivity of bentonite as grounding material. The material used in this study was extracted from Andrassy volcanic formations in Tawau district. The geotechnical properties such as the plasticity characteristic, wa...

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Main Authors: Nurul Syafiqah, Mohd Azmi, Danial, Mohamed, Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling my.ump.umpir.355652022-11-29T06:30:57Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35565/ Effect of plasticity characteristics on the electrical resistivity of bentonite Nurul Syafiqah, Mohd Azmi Danial, Mohamed Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) This paper presents the effect of plasticity and the limit states on the electrical resistivity of bentonite as grounding material. The material used in this study was extracted from Andrassy volcanic formations in Tawau district. The geotechnical properties such as the plasticity characteristic, water content and electrical resistivity of the bentonite were investigated. The electrical resistivity was measured at different limit state of the bentonite using a soil box and a 4-pin resistivity meter. In this study, the Andrassy bentonite showed appropriate composition and technical properties commonly associated in electrical grounding application. Test results indicated that the electrical resistivity is somewhat similar to most bentonites. The resistivity values were found to vary with the bentonite limit state. Water content greatly influences the electrical resistivity of the bentonite. Under dry solid-state, the resistivity is the highest at 11 k?m. Surprisingly, under liquid state, three distinct resistivity values were observed. Under wet conditions, the resistivity were 4500, 180 and 1.8 ?m for semi-solid, plastic, and liquid states, respectively. Thus, it is expected that bentonite performance as good grounding enhancement material depends on its wet conditions, mainly when the water content is greater than the plastic limit. Elsevier Ltd 2021 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35565/1/Effect%20of%20plasticity%20characteristics%20on%20the%20electrical%20resistivity%20of%20bentonite.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35565/2/Effect%20of%20plasticity%20characteristics%20on%20the%20electrical%20resistivity%20of%20bentonite_Abs.pdf Nurul Syafiqah, Mohd Azmi and Danial, Mohamed and Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza (2021) Effect of plasticity characteristics on the electrical resistivity of bentonite. In: Materials Today: Proceedings; 2nd International Conference on Innovative Technology and Sciences, iCITES 2020, 22 December 2020 , Chennai, India. 796 -800., 48 (4). ISSN 2214-7853 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.318
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topic T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Nurul Syafiqah, Mohd Azmi
Danial, Mohamed
Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza
Effect of plasticity characteristics on the electrical resistivity of bentonite
description This paper presents the effect of plasticity and the limit states on the electrical resistivity of bentonite as grounding material. The material used in this study was extracted from Andrassy volcanic formations in Tawau district. The geotechnical properties such as the plasticity characteristic, water content and electrical resistivity of the bentonite were investigated. The electrical resistivity was measured at different limit state of the bentonite using a soil box and a 4-pin resistivity meter. In this study, the Andrassy bentonite showed appropriate composition and technical properties commonly associated in electrical grounding application. Test results indicated that the electrical resistivity is somewhat similar to most bentonites. The resistivity values were found to vary with the bentonite limit state. Water content greatly influences the electrical resistivity of the bentonite. Under dry solid-state, the resistivity is the highest at 11 k?m. Surprisingly, under liquid state, three distinct resistivity values were observed. Under wet conditions, the resistivity were 4500, 180 and 1.8 ?m for semi-solid, plastic, and liquid states, respectively. Thus, it is expected that bentonite performance as good grounding enhancement material depends on its wet conditions, mainly when the water content is greater than the plastic limit.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Nurul Syafiqah, Mohd Azmi
Danial, Mohamed
Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza
author_facet Nurul Syafiqah, Mohd Azmi
Danial, Mohamed
Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza
author_sort Nurul Syafiqah, Mohd Azmi
title Effect of plasticity characteristics on the electrical resistivity of bentonite
title_short Effect of plasticity characteristics on the electrical resistivity of bentonite
title_full Effect of plasticity characteristics on the electrical resistivity of bentonite
title_fullStr Effect of plasticity characteristics on the electrical resistivity of bentonite
title_full_unstemmed Effect of plasticity characteristics on the electrical resistivity of bentonite
title_sort effect of plasticity characteristics on the electrical resistivity of bentonite
publisher Elsevier Ltd
publishDate 2021
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