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SITE PREPARATION CONSIDERATIONS APPENDIX B: SOIL RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS<br />

Plotted values <strong>for</strong> 19 mm (3/4 in.)<br />

electrode at 20-ft. depth <strong>for</strong> same<br />

meter reading shows lower electrode<br />

resistance (7.5 Ω in this example, vs.<br />

15 Ω in previous example).<br />

q<br />

L<br />

R<br />

d<br />

90 70 50 30 15 5 3 1<br />

100 80 60 40 20 10 4 2<br />

ρ<br />

7 5 3 1 5/8 1/4<br />

8 6 4 2 3/4 0.5<br />

100 40 20 10 4 2 0.5<br />

50 30 15 5 3 1<br />

90 70 50 30 15 5 3 1<br />

100 80 60 40 20 10 4 2<br />

FIGURE B-6 EXAMPLE WORKSHEET AND NOMOGRAPH (SHEET 3 OF 3)<br />

q<br />

B-14 68P81089E50-B 9/1/05

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