Time domain reflectrometry measurements of water content in coarse waste rock

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 137-148

  Nichol, Craig ^a   Smith, Leslie ^a   Beckie, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mining; Time domain reflectrometry; Water content

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MINERALS; PERMITTIVITY; REFLECTOMETERS; SOILS; WATER;

TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR);

ROCKS;

ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; MINE WASTE; MINING; POREWATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0037309923     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t02-097     Document Type: Article

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