Modelling of the Wenner Method Using the Finite Element Method

Knowing the structure and composition of soil is of great importance in numerous scientific and technical fields.For this reason, numerous measuring techniques for measuring soil structure and composition are in use.Despite progress and the introduction of new measuring techniques for determining the structure and composition of soil, galvanic methods are still widely used today.This paper provides a brief review of galvanic methods for measuring soil structure and composition.Special emphasis is given to the Wenner method.This paper presents the modelling of Wenner's method and soil using the finite element method.For this purpose, a common two-layer soil model was chosen.For more advanced modelling and analysis, the two-layer soil model is extended by adding local soil heterogeneity.The influence of local soil heterogeneity, which can be expected during practical measurements, was analyzed.