Electrical Resistivity Test (ERT)

Soil resistivity for earthing & solar projects

PRACTICE DOMAINField Surveys
QUALITY ACCREDITATIONNABL TC-7290 LAB BACKED
KEY DELIVERABLES6 Formal Outputs
CODE COMPLIANCEIS:1892 & IRC ALIGNED

Investigation Mandate

To measure soil electrical resistivity for designing earthing/grounding systems, solar PV plants, transmission line tower foundations and corrosion assessment of buried infrastructure.

What We Deliver On Site

4-pin Wenner method ERT
Schlumberger array (deep resistivity)
Soil resistivity at varying depths
Apparent & true resistivity calculation
Multi-layer soil model interpretation
Earthing design recommendations
Corrosion risk assessment
Lightning protection design input

Field & Laboratory Methodology

Site grid planning → 4-pin Wenner array setup with adjustable electrode spacing (1m, 2m, 4m, 8m, 16m, 32m) → IEEE 81-2012 measurement → multi-layer soil modelling (CDEGS/ETAP) → earthing rod recommendation & resistance prediction.

Certified Outputs & Deliverables

ERT Survey Report (IEEE format)
Multi-layer soil resistivity model
Apparent vs true resistivity graphs
Earthing design recommendation
Earth resistance prediction
Geo-tagged measurement locations
PROJECT ENGAGEMENT

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Tell us about your project, site condition, testing requirement or engineering challenge. Our team can help identify the appropriate investigation, testing or engineering approach.

Direct Hotline
+91 81144 28016
Engineering Desk
info@namotech.in
Testing Accreditation
NABL Cert. TC-7290