Analyzing of a Soil Model Using the Finite Element Method for Simulation of Soil Resistivity Measurement

It is important to dimension grounding systems properly, because they protect people and devices. Dimensioning of the grounding system is often made using the finite element method, and the properties of the soil are needed for that. Evolutionary methods can be used for the determination of the parameters of a horizontally layered soil model. The basis for the parameter's determination is Wenner's method measurements. In this article, the horizontally layered soil model is analyzed using different soil structures. Different evolutionary methods are tested for the presented problem. The aim of the tests is to determine the most appropriate evolutionary method, between those selected, for the presented problem.