Application of the opposing coils transient electromagnetic method in a shallow groundwater-rich area: A case study of Xiacun Town, Xinyu City
ZHU Xiao-Wei1(), DING Chen2(), XUE Kai-Xi3, CHEN Jun3, HAN Kai-Min4, LUO Qiang1, YI Guang-Sheng3
1. Jiangxi Building Materials Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Station Co. Ltd., Nanchang 330001, China 2. College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China 3. School of Civil & Architecture Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China 4. School of Architectural Engineering, Guangzhou City Construction College, Guangzhou 510925, China
Unfavorable geobodies such as Karsts, weak soil, and water-rich areas are extensively distributed in China. Under heavy rainfall, they are prone to geologic hazards like collapse. A severe geological collapse occurred in Xiacun Town, Yushui District, Xinyu City, near the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway. The space around the collapsed foundation pit was limited, with many interference sources like underground pipelines. With early signals subjected to the mutual inductance effects of receiver and transmitter coils, the conventional transient electromagnetic method exhibited low detection accuracy and anti-interference ability, encountering significant shallow blind zones. To locate unfavorable geobodies in the study area and provide suggestions for the prevention and control of geologic hazards, this study innovatively applied the opposing-coils transient electromagnetic method (OCTEM), supplemented by borehole-based verification. The results show that: (1) The OCTEM exhibited high accuracy, as demonstrated by the high consistency between the geophysical exploration results and the drilling results of the study area; (2) The low-resistivity zone spread across the study area, and the low-resistivity anomalies revealed by geophysical exploration were caused by groundwater according to borehole-based verification; (3) The strata from top to bottom were composed of soft plastic silty clay, hard plastic silty clay, soft plastic silty clay, and moderately weathered limestones; (4) The subsurface micro-confined water in the collapse area surged upward, gradually eroding the soft plastic silty clay layer around the area. The static water level in the collapsed foundation pit manifested an elevation of 55.60 m, located approximately 1.4 m below the surface; (5) A groundwater channel existed under the collapse area, with soil caves formed in the limestone layer under the prolonged erosion effect of water flow; (6) Long-term groundwater extraction may expand the underground seepage zone; (7) The administrative department in charge must promptly contain groundwater in the collapse area to prevent it from further eroding the surrounding unconsolidated soil layer.
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ZHU Xiao-Wei, DING Chen, XUE Kai-Xi, CHEN Jun, HAN Kai-Min, LUO Qiang, YI Guang-Sheng. Application of the opposing coils transient electromagnetic method in a shallow groundwater-rich area: A case study of Xiacun Town, Xinyu City. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, 2024, 48(5): 1424-1436.
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