Before a soil model can be produced a soil resistivity survey must be conducted to obtain input data for analysis; to learn more about this service that Earthing Services offers please refer to the dedicated service page on this website for soil resistivity surveys. Soil modelling and and analysis is the process of computing raw data obtained from a site specific soil resistivity survey and then interpreting its outcome. The purpose of undertaking both soil resistivity surveys and soil modelling is to establish the characteristics of how the ground in a particular location dissipates electrical current. The information gained from such activities provide input data for creating an electrical earthing system design, as the soil modelling and analysis instructs how the location will dissipate electrical current in the event of a fault current event.
Some organisations dispute the need for undertaking either full, and approved methodologically based, soil resistivity surveys or the soil modelling that follows them. Earthing Services considers this legacy mindset to be backward looking, willfully neglectful, and evidence that those organisations lack sufficient electrical earthing knowledge to warrant passing an opinion on the subject; after all it is surprising how unnecessary any service or product seems when you cannot offer it and do not understand – thankfully Earthing Services has the expertise and capacity to support customers in this way.
Remember, if you have undertaken a soil resistivity survey but do not have access to the software which processes the results please get in touch, we can process that on your behalf for a small fee.