Calibration of thermal conductivity sensors with consideration of hysteresis

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1048-1055

  Feng, Man ^a   Fredlund, Delwyn G ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calibration; Capillary hysteresis; Matric suction; Thermal conductivity sensor

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CAPILLARITY; DRYING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYSTERESIS; POROSITY; SENSORS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WETTING;

SUCTION; WATER CONTENT;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

HYSTERESIS; SENSOR; SOIL MECHANICS; SUCTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0347948374     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t03-046     Document Type: Article

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