Probing into earth surface to determine the suitability of formation for building and engineering works in paiko and its environs

Abstract

This survey was carried out on an area covering about 629Km located within latitude 6 37 E and 6 39 E and longitude 9 25 N and 9 26 N. A combination of lateral profiling with thirty profiles and vertical electrical sounding with (10) VES stations per zone. The lowest resistivity found on the resistivity contour map is about 600 ohm meter, found at the North-eastern part of the map. The highest resistivity is about 7600 o meter, found at the mid-central part of the contour map. Thicknesses are found between 9.00m to 35.00m, 10.00m to 33.00m and 7.00m to 22.00m in different places within the three zones, that is A, B and C. Going by the result from the three zones, it is found that the area is generally good and suitable for buildings and other kinds of engineering work