@article{fdi:010044351, title = {{N}on-invasive monitoring of water content and textural changes in clay-rocks using spectral induced polarization : a laboratory investigation}, author = {{G}horbani, {A}. and {C}osenza, {P}. and {R}evil, {A}. and {Z}amora, {M}. and {S}chmutz, {M}. and {F}lorsch, {N}icolas and {J}ougnot, {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}even well-characterized clay-rocks have been taken from three test sites to perform spectral induced polarization ({SIP}) measurements during desiccation of these samples. {T}hese test sites include (1) the {T}ournemire site ({IRSN}) located in south of {F}rance, (2) {T}he {B}ure test site ({ANDRA}) located in west of {F}rance, and (3) the {S}uper-{S}auze earthflow located in south western of {F}rance. {W}e dried the samples at ambient temperature followed by heating between 65 degrees {C} and 105 degrees {C}. {T}he quadrature conductivity, at very low-frequency, was able to discriminate between the loss of free water from the macropores and the loss of water in the micropores associated with textural changes. {T}he calcite and quartz grain size distributions had a significant effect on the low-frequency spectrum. {T}he inversion of our {SIP} data demonstrated that the generalized {C}ole-{C}ole model is an appropriate empirical and practical model for monitoring changes in water content of clay-rocks.}, keywords = {{S}pectral induced polarization ; {C}omplex resistivity ; {C}lay-rock}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}pplied {C}lay {S}cience}, volume = {43}, numero = {3-4}, pages = {493--502}, ISSN = {0169-1317}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1016/j.clay.2008.12.007}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044351}, }