Water pressure measurement with time domain reflectometry cables

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-64

  Dowding, Charles H ^a   Huang, Fei Chiu ^b   McComb, Paul S ^c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b American Technical   (United States)

^c US Nav Mobile Constr B

Author keywords

Air water interface; Coaxial cable; Multiplexing; Piezometer; Pressure transducer; Remote operation; Telemetry; Time domain reflectometry; Water pressure

Indexed keywords

AIR; COAXIAL CABLES; MULTIPLEXING; PHASE INTERFACES; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; REFLECTOMETERS; TELEMETERING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WATER;

PIEZOMETER; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030100338     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11408j     Document Type: Article

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