Input File: C:\BCHProgs\Samples\NLayer\Soil1.nly Traverse: 1 Date: August 11, 1998 Description: Near Substation in Okanangan Valley Equipment: Type DET-2 Four Terminal Tester 2-LAYER CURVE FIT (Based on the method described in Appendix B of IEEE Guide 81 - 1983) Upper layer resistivity estimated value: 420.0 Deep layer: 120.0 Estimated depth up upper layer: 4.000 Initial increment factor step size: 0.005000 Maximum number of terms to calculate: 500 11 Measurement points 1 1.0 0.10 67.000 423.4 2 2.0 0.10 25.600 322.2 3 4.0 0.10 10.270 258.2 4 6.0 0.10 4.380 165.1 5 8.0 0.10 2.870 144.3 6 12.0 0.10 1.629 122.8 7 16.0 0.10 1.225 123.2 8 20.0 0.10 0.990 124.4 9 24.0 0.10 0.831 125.3 10 30.0 0.10 0.700 131.9 11 36.0 0.10 0.584 132.1 Best fit obtained on iteration No. 435 Upper layer resistivity: 413.57 Deep layer: 122.97 Upper layer thickness: 2.16 Comparison below is based on these calculated values: Spacing Meas R Calc R Error m ohm-m ohm-m % 1.0 423.4 400.7 5.4 2.0 322.2 348.0 -8.0 4.0 258.2 231.4 10.4 6.0 165.1 171.5 -3.8 8.0 144.3 146.6 -1.6 12.0 122.8 131.1 -6.8 16.0 123.2 127.0 -3.2 20.0 124.4 125.4 -0.8 24.0 125.3 124.6 0.5 30.0 131.9 124.0 6.0 36.0 132.1 123.7 6.4 RMS Error 5.7%