A new technique for rapid and non-destructive measurement of rock-surface moisture content; Preliminary application to weathering studies of sandstone blocks

Engineering Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 113-120

  Matsukura, Yukinori ^a   Takahashi, Ken'ichi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infrared optical moisture meter; Moisture content; Sandstone; Weathering

Indexed keywords

INFRARED DETECTORS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MOISTURE METERS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; WEATHERING;

INFRARED MOISTURE METERS;

SANDSTONE;

INFRARED IMAGERY; MOISTURE CONTENT; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; SANDSTONE; SURFACE LAYER; WEATHERING;

EID: 0034011304     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00111-8     Document Type: Article

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