Calibration of Five-Segment Time Domain Reflectometry Probes for Water Content Measurement in High Density Materials

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 172-184

  Wright, W C ^a   Yoder, R E ^a   Rainwater, N R ^b   Drumm, E C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

Compacted materials; Fine grained soils; Pavement; Subgrades; Time domain reflectometry; Water content

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AGRICULTURE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PAVEMENTS; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; PROBES; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TESTING; WATER CONTENT;

COMPACTED MATERIALS; FIELD VERIFICATIONS; FINE GRAINED SOIL; HIGH-DENSITY MATERIALS; SUBGRADES; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY PROBES; WATER CONTENT MEASUREMENTS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

EID: 0012939120     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11337j     Document Type: Article

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