On the question about the method of determining the resistivity of unconsolidated soils in laboratory conditions

The authors present the description of methods developed for determining resistivity of unconsolidated soils, which allow making the measurements quickly, in a non­destructive manner, and independent on the samples size. With use of numerical and physical modeling, authors investigated the dependence of the measured resistivity on the geometric parameters of soil sample. The method has proved to be successful for study of unconsolidated soils from the Privolzhsky Federal District and North-West Federal District areas.